English-Thai Dictionary
perpendicular
ADJ ชัน ลาดชัน steep chan
perpendicular
ADJ ตั้งฉาก ตั้งตรง upright vertical horizontal parallel tang-chak
perpendicular
N เครื่องมือ แสดง เส้น ตั้งฉาก krueng-mue-sa-dang-sen-tang-chak
perpendicular
N เส้น ตั้งฉาก เส้น ที่ตั้ง ตรง sean-tang-chak
perpendicularly
ADV อย่าง ตั้งฉาก อย่าง ตั้งตรง yang-tang-chak
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PERPENDICULAR
a.[L. perpendicularis, from perpendiculum, a plumb line; perpendeo; per and pendeo, to hang. ] 1. Hanging or extending in a right line from any point towards the center of the earth or of gravity, or at right angles with the plane of the horizon.
2. In geometry, falling directly on another line at right angles. The line A is perpendicular to the line B.
PERPENDICULAR
n.A line falling at right angles on the plane of the horizon, that is, extending from some point in a right line towards the center of the earth or center of gravity, or any body standing in that direction. 1. In geometry, a line falling at right angles on another line, or making equal angles with it on each side.
PERPENDICULARITY
n.The state of being perpendicular.
PERPENDICULARLY
adv. In a manner to fall on another line at right angles. 1. So as to fall on the plane of the horizon at right angles; in a direction towards the center of the earth or of gravity.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PERPENDICULAR
Per `pen *dic "u *lar, a. Etym: [L. perpendicularis, perpendicularius:cf. F. 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.)
Defn: At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc. Perpendicular style (Arch. ), a name given to the latest variety of English Gothic architecture, which prevailed from the close of the 14th century to the early part of the 16th; -- probably so called from the vertical style of its window mullions.
PERPENDICULAR
PERPENDICULAR Per `pen *dic "u *lar, n.
1. A line at right angles to the plane of the horizon; a vertical line or direction.
2. (Geom.)
Defn: A line or plane falling at right angles on another line or surface, or making equal angles with it on each side.
PERPENDICULARITY
Per `pen *dic `u *lar "i *ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. perpendicularité.]
Defn: The quality or state of being perpendicular.
PERPENDICULARLY
PERPENDICULARLY Per `pen *dic "u *lar *ly, adv.
Defn: In a perpendicular manner; vertically.
New American Oxford Dictionary
perpendicular
per pen dic u lar |ˌpərpənˈdikyələr ˈˌpərpənˈdɪkjələr | ▶adjective 1 at an angle of 90 ° to a given line, plane, or surface: dormers and gables that extend perpendicular to the main roofline. • at an angle of 90 ° to the ground; vertical: the perpendicular cliff. • (of something with a slope ) so steep as to be almost vertical: guest houses seem to cling by faith to the perpendicular hillside. 2 ( Perpendicular ) denoting the latest stage of English Gothic church architecture, prevalent from the late 14th to mid 16th centuries and characterized by broad arches, elaborate fan vaulting, and large windows with vertical tracery: the handsome Perpendicular church of St. Andrew. ▶noun a straight line at an angle of 90 ° to a given line, plane, or surface: at each division, draw a perpendicular representing the surface line. • (usu. the perpendicular ) perpendicular position or direction: the wall declines from the perpendicular a little inward. • an instrument for indicating the vertical line from any point, as a spirit level or plumb line. DERIVATIVES per pen dic u lar i ty |-ˌdikyəˈlaritē |noun, per pen dic u lar ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (as an adverb meaning ‘at right angles ’): via Old French from Latin perpendicularis, from perpendiculum ‘plumb line, ’ from per- ‘through ’ + pendere ‘to hang. ’
Oxford Dictionary
perpendicular
perpendicular |ˌpəːp (ə )nˈdɪkjʊlə | ▶adjective 1 at an angle of 90 ° to a given line, plane, or surface or to the ground: dormers and gables that extend perpendicular to the main roofline. • at an angle of 90 ° to the ground; vertical: the perpendicular cliff. • so steep as to be almost vertical: houses seem to cling by blind faith to the perpendicular hillside. 2 ( Perpendicular ) denoting the latest stage of English Gothic church architecture, prevalent from the late 14th to mid 16th centuries and characterized by broad arches, elaborate fan vaulting, and large windows with vertical tracery. ▶noun a straight line at an angle of 90 ° to a given line, plane, or surface. • [ mass noun ] (usu. the perpendicular ) perpendicular position or direction: the wall declines from the perpendicular a little inward. DERIVATIVES perpendicularity |-ˈlarɪti |noun, perpendicularly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (as an adverb meaning ‘at right angles ’): via Old French from Latin perpendicularis, from perpendiculum ‘plumb line ’, from per- ‘through ’ + pendere ‘to hang ’.
American Oxford Thesaurus
perpendicular
perpendicular adjective 1 the perpendicular stones: upright, vertical, erect, plumb, straight (up and down ), on end, standing, upended. ANTONYMS horizontal. 2 lines perpendicular to each other: at right angles, at 90 degrees. 3 the perpendicular hillside: steep, sheer, precipitous, abrupt, bluff, vertiginous.
Oxford Thesaurus
perpendicular
perpendicular adjective 1 the shadows of the perpendicular stones lay parallel to one another: upright, vertical, erect, plumb, straight (up and down ), on end, standing, upended. ANTONYMS horizontal. 2 lines perpendicular to each other: at right angles, at 90 degrees, square. 3 the perpendicular hillside: steep, sheer, precipitous, abrupt, bluff, vertiginous; rare scarped, acclivitous, declivitous.
Spanish Dictionary
perpendicular
perpendicular adjetivo /nombre femenino 1 [línea, plano ] Que forma un ángulo recto con otra línea u otro plano :cruzó la calle perpendicular y se adentró en el barrio residencial; halla la perpendicular al vector dado .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino [estilo gótico ] Que se caracteriza por el uso de molduras verticales en ventanas y muros, y por las bóvedas en forma de abanico; se desarrolló en Inglaterra entre los siglos xiv y xv .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xv ) del latín perpendicularis, derivado de perpendere ‘pesar cuidadosamente ’, ‘examinar minuciosamente ’, ‘sopesar, pesar el pro y el contra ’, ‘apreciar, juzgar ’, y este de pendere. De la familia etimológica de pender (V.).
perpendicularidad
perpendicularidad nombre femenino Cualidad de perpendicular .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
perpendicular
per pen dic u lar /pə̀ː r p (ə )ndɪ́kjələ r /形容詞 1 【線 面に対して 】垂直の, 直角をなす «to » ; 直立した (!vertical, uprightよりも厳密な直角を意味する; ↔horizontal ) ▸ a perpendicular line 垂直線 2 〈崖 （がけ ）などが 〉切り立ったような, 険しい, 急勾配 （こうばい ）の .3 〖しばしばP -〗〘建 〙垂直式の 〘14 --15世紀の英国ゴシック建築の様式 〙.名詞 1 C 垂線, 垂直線 ; 垂直面 ; U 垂直の位置 [姿勢 ]▸ out of (the ) perpendicular 傾斜して 2 C 垂直測器, 鉛錘 （えんすい ）線 .～ly 副詞
The Wordsmith Dictionary