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Definition of perpendicular
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Perpendicular
(n.) A line at right
angles
to the plane of the
horizon;
a
vertical
line or
direction.
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Plump
::
Plump (a. & v.)
Directly;
suddenly;
perpendicularly.
Stem
::
Stem (n.) The short
perpendicular
line added to the body of a note; the tail of a
crotchet,
quaver,
semiquaver,
etc..
Rake
::
Rake (n.) The
inclination
of
anything
from a
perpendicular
direction;
as, the rake of a roof, a
staircase,
etc..
Apothem
::
Apothem
(n.) The
perpendicular
from the
center
to one of the sides of a
regular
polygon.
Altitude
::
Altitude
(n.) The
perpendicular
distance
from the base of a
figure
to the
summit,
or to the side
parallel
to the base; as, the
altitude
of a
triangle,
pyramid,
parallelogram,
frustum,
etc..
Scarp
::
Scarp (v. t.) To cut down
perpendicularly,
or
nearly
so; as, to scarp the face of a ditch or a
rock..
Aweigh
::
Aweigh
(adv.)
Just drawn out of the
ground,
and
hanging
perpendicularly;
atrip;
-- said of the
anchor..
Altitude
::
Altitude
(n.) Space
extended
upward;
height;
the
perpendicular
elevation
of an
object
above its
foundation,
above the
ground,
or above a given
level,
or of one
object
above
another;
as, the
altitude
of a
mountain,
or of a bird above the top of a
tree..
Vertical
::
Vertical
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to the
vertex;
situated
at the
vertex,
or
highest
point;
directly
overhead,
or in the
zenith;
perpendicularly
above one..
Cathetometer
::
Cathetometer
(n.) An
instrument
for the
accurate
measurement
of small
differences
of
height;
esp. of the
differences
in the
height
of the upper
surfaces
of two
columns
of
mercury
or other
fluid,
or of the same
column
at
different
times.
It
consists
of a
telescopic
leveling
apparatus
(d), which
slides
up or down a
perpendicular
metallic
standard
very
finely
graduated
(bb). The
telescope
is
raised
or
depressed
in order to sight the
objects
or
surfaces,
and the
differences
in
vertical
height
are th
Trip
::
Trip (v. t.) To pull (a yard) into a
perpendicular
position
for
lowering
it.
Perpendicular
::
Perpendicular
(n.) A line or plane
falling
at right
angles
on
another
line or
surface,
or
making
equal
angles
with it on each
side..
Orthogonally
::
Orthogonally
(adv.)
Perpendicularly;
at right
angles;
as, a curve cuts a set of
curves
orthogonally..
Bitts
::
Bitts (n. pl.) A frame of two
strong
timbers
fixed
perpendicularly
in the fore part of a ship, on which to
fasten
the
cables
as the ship rides at
anchor,
or in
warping.
Other bitts are used for
belaying
(belaying
bitts),
for
sustaining
the
windlass
(carrick
bitts,
winch
bitts,
or
windlass
bitts),
to hold the pawls of the
windlass
(pawl
bitts)
etc..
Over
::
Over
(prep.)
Above the
perpendicular
height
or
length
of, with an idea of
measurement;
as, the
water,
or the depth of
water,
was over his head, over his
shoes..
Precipice
::
Precipice
(n.) A
headlong
steep;
a very
steep,
perpendicular,
or
overhanging
place;
an
abrupt
declivity;
a
cliff..
Problem
::
Problem
(n.)
Anything
which is
required
to be done; as, in
geometry,
to
bisect
a line, to draw a
perpendicular;
or, in
algebra,
to find an
unknown
quantity..
Tail
::
Tail (n.) The part of a note which runs
perpendicularly
upward
or
downward
from the head; the stem.
Erect
::
Erect (v. t.) To raise and place in an
upright
or
perpendicular
position;
to set
upright;
to
raise;
as, to erect a pole, a
flagstaff,
a
monument,
etc..
Rake
::
Rake (v. i.) To
incline
from a
perpendicular
direction;
as, a mast rakes aft..
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