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   Perpendicular
   English architectural style (1330-1540).
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   perpendicular
   [adj] - intersecting at or forming right angles 2. [adj] - extremely steep 3. [n] - a straight line at right angles to another line 4. [n] - a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England 5. [n] - an extremely steep face
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   Perpendicular
   English architectural style, c. 1330-1540
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   Perpendicular
   A style of English Gothic architecture current between c. 1350-1530.
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   Perpendicular
   Style of English Gothic architecture which flourished in England c. 1350-1550.
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   Perpendicular
   style of Gothic architecture in vogue from the mid-14th to the 16th century.
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   Perpendicular
   At right angles to. A line at right angles to another line or to a plane. See also: Orthogonal.
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   Perpendicular
   Period of English Gothic architecture lasting from the end of the 14th century to the mid-16th century. It is characterized by window tracery consisting chiefly of vertical members, two or four...
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   Perpendicular
   The style of Gothic architecture used in England during the 14th and 15th centuries, characterized by tracery having vertical lines, a four-centred arch, and fan vaulting.
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    Perpendicular
    An English Gothic architectural style, dating from c. 1335 to c.1530. Chiefly applied to churches and characterised by fine window tracery, flattened arches and sweeping verticals that lead the eye upwards.
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    Perpendicular
    An architectural style dating from the mid 14th to the late 16th century, characterised by mullions reaching to the top of windows, and by the development of fan vaulting. Represents the last part of the Gothic period.
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    Perpendicular
    Definition (keystage 2) Perpendicular means 'at right angles'. <br /> A perpendicular is a line that meets another line at right angles. <br /> The horizontal is perpendicular to the vertical and vice versa.
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    Perpendicular
    Per`pen·dic'u·lar adjective [ Latin perpendicularis , perpendicularius : confer French perpendiculaire . See Perpendicle , Pension .] 1. Exactly upright or vertical; pointing to the zenith; at right angles to the plane of the horizon; extending in a right line from any point toward the center of the earth. 2. (Geom.) At right angles to a gi ...
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    Perpendicular
    Per`pen·dic'u·lar noun 1. A line at right angles to the plane of the horizon; a vertical line or direction. 2. (Geom.) A line or plane falling at right angles on another line or surface, or making equal angles with it on each side.
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    perpendicular
    1. Exactly upright or vertical; pointing to the zenith; at right angles to the plane of the horizon; extending in a right line from any point toward the center of the earth. ... 2. <geometry> at right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc. Perpendicular style, a name given to the latest variety of E ...
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    perpendicular
    adjective extremely steep; `the great perpendicular face of the cliff`
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    perpendicular
    adjective intersecting at or forming right angles; `the axes are perpendicular to each other`
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    perpendicular
    perpendicular style noun a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting
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    perpendicular
    noun an extremely steep face
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    perpendicular
    noun a straight line at right angles to another line
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    Perpendicular
    In geometry, two lines or planes (or a line and a plane), are considered `perpendicular` (or `orthogonal`) to each other if they form congruent adjacent angles. The term may be used as a noun or adjective. Thus, referring to Figure 1, the line AB is the `perpendicular` to CD through the point B. Note that by definition, a line is infinitely long, and strictly speaking AB and CD in this example represent line segments of two infinitely long lines....
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    Perpendicular
    • (n.) A line at right angles to the plane of the horizon; a vertical line or direction. • (a.) At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc. • (a.) Exactly upright or vertical; pointing to the zenith; at right angles to the plane of the horizon; extending in a right line from any point ...
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    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, a four-centered (Tudor) arch, fan vaulting
    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
    4. an extremely steep face
    
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    perpendicular
    At right angles. Two lines, planes, etc., are said to be perpendicular if they are 90° apart.
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