adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a perpendicular pole
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Behind them, there was a perpendicular wall of rock.
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Ensure that the plumbline is perpendicular before you start to draw the line.
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In a graph, the x-axis is perpendicular to the y-axis.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A1 and A2: carbon-bearing, electrolyte-saturated, measurement direction parallel and perpendicular to planes of foliation respectively.
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Each of us spotted a different line of cobbles extending across the plain, perpendicular to the prevailing gradient of slope.
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His eyes were deep set, his nose thin and perpendicular , his mouth narrow and open.
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Looked a bit perpendicular when I saw it.
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Looking over his left shoulder, he raises his arms perpendicular to his sides.
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The leaves are arranged so that each pair is situated perpendicular to the axis of the preceding leaves.
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The transmitted beam consists only of photons with the perpendicular polarisation.
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We make sure our horizontal strokes precede our perpendicular .