perpendicular

perpendicular - adjective

  • Standing at right angles to the plane of the horizon : exactly upright
  • Being at right angles to a given line or plane
  • Extremely steep : precipitous
  • Of or relating to a medieval English Gothic style of architecture in which vertical lines predominate
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API

perpendicular - thesaurus

Antonyms: flat, recumbent

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SpellingJoy Gematria

Mystic
418

Letter Values

P
19
E
5
R
19
P
17
E
5
N
15
D
5
I
9
C
4
U
21
L
13
A
1
R
21

Etymology

Latin

Middle English perpendiculer, from Middle French, from Latin perpendicularis, from perpendiculum plumb line, from per- + pendēre to hang

Word family

perpendicularity

Found in Lyrics

"It's the End of the World"

by R.E.M.

1987

"It's the end of the world"

Context: Alternative rock hit