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perpendicular

[pur-puhn-dik-yuh-ler] / ˌpɜr pənˈdɪk yə lər /
ADJECTIVE
meeting at right angles
Synonyms
STRONGEST


ADJECTIVE
straight up and down; standing up
Synonyms
Antonyms
ADJECTIVE
having a sharp pitch or slope
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


Example Sentences

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“This isn’t just a missing person case,” said Travis Harrison, a producer at NewsNation, which has pulled together a hovel of satellites and folding chairs in the prime real estate perpendicular to Guthrie’s address.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

The front door is easily visible from the road—but likely out of eye or camera sight from even the neighbors up the hill on perpendicular Cerrada Chica.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Meanwhile, southerly winds pushed the system right up against — and perpendicular to — the Santa Ynez Mountains.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025

By contrast, transverse interactions are a recently discovered class of forces that act perpendicular to that central axis.

From Science Daily • Oct. 21, 2025

At eleven, my coworker Quines and I are checking the table, making sure all the napkins are perfectly folded, all the silverware perpendicular to the table edge, the flowers arranged just right.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau




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