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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PERPENDICLE

n.[L. perpendiculum.] Something hanging down in a direct line; a plumb line.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PERPENDICLE

Per *pen "di *cle, n. Etym: [L. perpendiculum; per + pendere to hang: cf. F. perpendicule.]

 

Defn: Something hanging straight down; a plumb line. [Obs. ]