perpendicular

perpendicular adj.

垂直的, 正交的

n.

垂線

英英解釋:名詞perpendicular:
1. a straight line at right angles to another line
2. a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical LINES and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting
同義詞：perpendicular style, English-Gothic, English-Gothic architecture
3. 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
同義詞：plumb line
4. an extremely steep face
形容詞perpendicular:
1. intersecting at or forming right angles
2. at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
同義詞：vertical
3. extremely steep