Perpendicularity

Perpendicularity
Perpendicularity Per`pen*dic`u*lar"i*ty, n. [Cf. F. perpendicularit['e].] The quality or state of being perpendicular. [1913 Webster]

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  • perpendicularity — perpendicular ► ADJECTIVE 1) at an angle of 90° to a given line, plane, or surface. 2) at an angle of 90° to the ground; vertical. 3) (Perpendicular) of the latest stage of English Gothic church architecture (late 14th to mid 16th centuries),… …   English terms dictionary

  • perpendicularity — noun see perpendicular I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • perpendicularity — See perpendicular. * * * …   Universalium

  • perpendicularity — noun The condition of being perpendicular …   Wiktionary

  • perpendicularity — n. state of being vertical, plumbness pÉœrpÉ™ndɪkjÉ™ lærÉ™tɪ / pɜːpÉ™ndɪkjÊŠ l …   English contemporary dictionary

  • perpendicularity — per·pen·dic·u·lar·i·ty …   English syllables

  • perpendicularity — noun 1. the relation of opposition between things at right angles • Syn: ↑orthogonality, ↑orthogonal opposition • Derivationally related forms: ↑perpendicular • Hypernyms: ↑opposition 2. the quality of being at right angles …   Useful english dictionary

  • condition of perpendicularity — statmenumo sąlyga statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. condition of perpendicularity vok. Orthogonalitätsbedingung, f rus. условие перпендикулярности, n pranc. condition de perpendicularité, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • perpendicular — perpendicularity, perpendicularness, n. perpendicularly, adv. /perr peuhn dik yeuh leuhr/, adj. 1. vertical; straight up and down; upright. 2. Geom. meeting a given line or surface at right angles. 3. maintaining a standing or upright position;… …   Universalium

  • Skew arch — A skew arch (also known as an oblique arch) is a method of construction that enables an arch bridge to span an obstacle at some angle other than a right angle. This results in the faces of the arch not being perpendicular to its abutments and its …   Wikipedia

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