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perpendicular
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Derivatives :
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perpendicularity
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perpendicularly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- perpendicular
[pəːpən'dɪkjulər]
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adjective
[+line]
[ surface]
垂直的
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2.
noun
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[地理M]
the perpendicular 垂直线
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perpendicular to
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垂直于
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- perpendicular
[.pɝpən'dɪkjəlɚ]
[.pəːpən'dɪkjulə]
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1.
adjective
成直角的；正交的
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2.
adjective
垂直的；矗立的
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3.
adjective
险陡的
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4.
adjective
[Perpendicular]垂直式的（指14-16世纪英国哥特式建筑的一种特点）
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5.
noun
垂规；铅垂线
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noun
垂直线
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noun
垂直面
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noun
垂直
Collins English-English Dictionary
- perpendicular
["p3ːpən'dɪkjυlə]
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adj
normal at right angles to a horizontal plane
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2.
adj
denoting, relating to, or having 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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adj
upright; vertical
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4.
n
[geometry]
a line or plane perpendicular to another
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n
any instrument used for indicating the vertical line through a given point
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n
[mountaineering]
a nearly vertical face
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[Etymology]
C14: from Latin perpendicularis, from perpendiculum a plumb line, from per- through + pendere to hang
Examples
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The imaginary is perpendicular to the real number.
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虚数是垂直于实数的。
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The axes are perpendicular to each other.
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轴线相互垂直正交。
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这堵墙有点歪。
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This wall is a little out of the perpendicular.
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