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  1. PERPENDICULAR definition: 1. at an angle of 90° to a horizontal line or surface: 2. at an angle of 90° to another line or…. Learn more.

  2. A perpendicular is a line that intersects another line at a right angle. Learn the definition of perpendicular, symbol, properties, real life examples, and more.

  3. Two lines that form a T are perpendicular to each other. They meet at a right angle. A person who is standing is perpendicular to the earth. Use perpendicular to describe lines, angles, and direction. In geometry a perpendicular angle is 90 degrees, a perfect L.

  4. A perpendicular line or surface points straight up, rather than being sloping or horizontal. We made two slits for the eyes and a perpendicular line for the nose. The sides of the loch are almost perpendicular.

  5. The meaning of PERPENDICULAR is standing at right angles to the plane of the horizon : exactly upright. How to use perpendicular in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Perpendicular.

  6. PERPENDICULAR meaning: 1. at an angle of 90° to a horizontal line or surface: 2. at an angle of 90° to another line or…. Learn more.

  7. noun. a perpendicular line or plane. an instrument for indicating the vertical line from any point. an upright position. a sharply pitched or precipitously steep mountain face. moral virtue or uprightness; rectitude. Nautical. either of two lines perpendicular to the keel line, base line, or designed water line of a vessel. perpendicular.

  8. perpendicular (to something) forming an angle of 90° with another line or surface; vertical and going straight up. Are the lines perpendicular to each other? The staircase was almost perpendicular (= very steep). Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go.

  9. PERPENDICULAR definition: at an angle of 90 degrees to something. Learn more.

  10. 1. A perpendicular line or surface points straight up, rather than being sloping or horizontal. [...] 2. If one thing is perpendicular to another, it is at an angle of 90 degrees to it. [formal] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'perpendicular' American English: pɜrpəndɪkyələr British English: pɜːʳpəndɪkjʊləʳ. More. Synonyms of 'perpendicular'