perpendicular - Meaning in Kannada

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perpendicular - Meaning in Kannada

perpendicular Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of perpendicular in English

perpendicular adjective

1. so steep as to be nearly veritcal

   Example

   • "the great perpendicular face of the cliff"
2. at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line

   Synonyms

   vertical

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   Examples

   • "a vertical camera angle"
   • "measure the perpendicular height"
   • "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"
3. intersecting at or forming right angles

   Example

   • "the axes are perpendicular to each other"

perpendicular noun

1. an extremely steep face
2. a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point

   Synonyms

   plumb line

3. a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting

   Synonyms

   English-Gothic architecture, English-Gothic, perpendicular style, perpendicular style

4. a straight line at right angles to another line

Synonyms of perpendicular

• plumb line
• english-gothic, english-gothic architecture, perpendicular style
• vertical

Antonyms of perpendicular

oblique, parallel

Description

In geometry, two geometric objects are perpendicular if their intersection forms right angles at the point of intersection called a foot. The condition of perpendicularity may be represented graphically using the perpendicular symbol, ⟂. Perpendicular intersections can happen between two lines, between a line and a plane, and between two planes.

Also see "Perpendicular" on Wikipedia

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