perpendicular
noun
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- adjective
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Sense 1 noun
a straight line at right angles to another line
Types & categories
- straight line hypernym
Related & opposite
- perpendicular derivation
Sense 2 adjective
intersecting at or forming right angles
the axes are perpendicular to each other
Related & opposite
- parallel antonym
- oblique antonym
- perpendicularity derivation
- orthogonality derivation
- perpendicular derivation
- normal similar to
- rectangular similar to
- right similar to
Sense 3 noun
a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting
Types & categories
- Gothic architecture hypernym
- Tudor architecture hyponym
Sense 4 adjective
at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
a vertical camera angle
Related & opposite
- steep also see
- straight also see
- horizontal antonym
- inclined antonym
- orientation attribute
- upright derivation
- perpendicularity derivation
- verticality derivation
- vertical derivation
- orthogonality derivation
- plumb similar to
- upended similar to
- upright similar to
Sense 5 noun
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
Types & categories
- cord hypernym
- lead line hyponym
- plumb rule hyponym
Parts & wholes
- plumb bob part meronym
Sense 6 adjective
extremely steep
the great perpendicular face of the cliff
Related & opposite
- perpendicular derivation
- steep similar to
Sense 7 noun
an extremely steep face
Types & categories
- face hypernym
Related & opposite
- perpendicular derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | perpendicular |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | straight line |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | parallel |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | oblique |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | perpendicularity |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | orthogonality |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | perpendicular |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | normal |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | rectangular |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | right |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | Gothic architecture |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Tudor architecture |
| 4 | also see | Related & opposite | steep |
| 4 | also see | Related & opposite | straight |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | horizontal |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | inclined |
| 4 | attribute | Related & opposite | orientation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | upright |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | perpendicularity |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | verticality |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | vertical |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | orthogonality |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | plumb |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | upended |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | upright |
| 5 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | plumb bob |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | cord |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | lead line |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | plumb rule |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | perpendicular |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | steep |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | perpendicular |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | face |