perpendicular

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per·pen·dic·u·lar1 /ˌpɜːpənˈdɪkjələ◂ $ ˌpɜːrpənˈdɪkjələr◂/ adjectiveadj

1 VERTICALnot leaning to one side or the other but exactly vertical 直立的，垂直的 → vertical, horizontal

a perpendicular line

垂直线

a perpendicular wall of rock

直立的石壁

2 be perpendicular to something HMif one line is perpendicular to another line, they form an angle of 90 degrees 〔线〕与某物成直角 SYN at right angles to

a road perpendicular to the highway

和那条公路垂直的道路

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be perpendicular to something• This shows the simple case of a spin axis which is perpendicular to the line of sight.• The viewpoint is perpendicular to the orbital plane.

n3. → Perpendicular

—perpendicularly adverbadv

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perpendicular• We make sure our horizontal strokes precede our perpendicular.• Ensure that the plumbline is perpendicular before you start to draw the line.• His eyes were deep set, his nose thin and perpendicular, his mouth narrow and open.• The transmitted beam consists only of photons with the perpendicular polarisation.• a perpendicular pole• Looking over his left shoulder, he raises his arms perpendicular to his sides.• A1 and A2: carbon-bearing, electrolyte-saturated, measurement direction parallel and perpendicular to planes of foliation respectively.• The leaves are arranged so that each pair is situated perpendicular to the axis of the preceding leaves.• Each of us spotted a different line of cobbles extending across the plain, perpendicular to the prevailing gradient of slope.• In a graph, the x-axis is perpendicular to the y-axis.• Behind them, there was a perpendicular wall of rock.• Looked a bit perpendicular when I saw it.

Perpendicular

AAin the style of 14th- and 15th-century English churches, which are decorated with straight upright lines 〔14、15 世纪英国教堂〕垂直式装饰风格的

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