Definition of Perpendicular

precisely upright or vertical at a ninety-degree angle

Examples of Perpendicular in a sentence

The cross is made of two wooden boards with one of them placed in a perpendicular position over the other one.  🔊

When the geometry teacher drew a perpendicular line on the horizontal line, she created two ninety-degree angles.  🔊

Holding your arms straight out will put them perpendicular to your frame.  🔊

After the dying plant was watered for several days, it grew upright and perpendicular to the dirt.  🔊

The intersection was created by paving a perpendicular road in the middle of another road.  🔊

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