perpendicularity

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Symmetry and perpendicularity reign, with fewer than five sculptures placed diagonally.

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2014

The sense of perpendicularity, however, should constantly be cultivated.

From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William

You will be able to ascertain the exact degree of perpendicularity in Addie’s case without an enormous waste of time or money.

From The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury by Coolidge, Asenath Carver

The symmetry of perpendicularity is a particular instance of the symmetry of the mutual relations between two time-systems.

From The Concept of Nature The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919 by Whitehead, Alfred North

Perfect perpendicularity implies lack of understanding, but gently arched at top, capacity for cold, tranquil, profound thought.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir