a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting
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
an extremely steep face
Adjective:
intersecting at or forming right angles;
\\\"the axes are perpendicular to each other\\\"
at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line;
\\\"a vertical camera angle\\\"
\\\"the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab\\\"
\\\"measure the perpendicular height\\\"
extremely steep;
\\\"the great perpendicular face of the cliff\\\"
造句
用作形容詞(adj.)
The wall is usually perpendicular. 墻通常是垂直的。
There are many perpendicular marble columns in Greek temples. 希臘廟宇有很多垂直的大理石柱。
He\\\'d drunk so much that he found it hard to remain perpendicular. 他喝酒太多，簡直站都站不直了。
The wall is a little out of the perpendicular. 那墻有點斜。
The valley ended in a perpendicular rim of granite. 那山谷的盡頭是花崗石的斷崖。
用作名詞(n.)
The pillar had been restored to the perpendicular. 這柱子恢復垂直。
常用短語
perpendicular plane
垂直面
perpendicular bisector
中垂線
mutually perpendicular
相互垂直
perpendicular recording
垂直記錄方式...
perpendicular drive
垂直驅動
perpendicular magnetization
垂直磁化,橫向磁化...
forward perpendicular
艏垂線
perpendicular distance
垂(直)距(離)...
perpendicular line
垂直線
perpendicular throw
垂直落差
fore perpendicular
艏(前)垂線
perpendicular separation
垂直間隔
perpendicular shaft
垂直軸
perpendicular polarization
垂直極化
perpendicular incidence
直射
after perpendicular
艉垂線
組詞
The needle is held perpendicular to the skin and 15 quick punctures are made.