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Lithospheric buoyancy forces appeared to account for the more familiar deformation running perpendicular to the rift.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

Hammerheads stand out from other shark species by the distinctive shape of their heads, which stick out perpendicular to their bodies in the shape of, well, a hammer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

Cars parked perpendicular to the kerb often conceal footpaths or block them altogether, while vehicles parked directly on pavements are a common sight.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

In the end, some 8,000 small seismic events were induced along the targeted fault, but also, surprisingly, along other faults running perpendicular to the main one, sparking local magnitudes ranging from -5 to -0.14.

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

It confirmed that the new course was perpendicular to the trail.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

She uses a measuring stick to set the plants an equal distance apart, and as the beds are connected, the effect is one of perfectly aligned diagonals and perpendiculars.

From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2010

Under those glorious perpendiculars . . . this gesticulating gigolo in gilt.

From Time Magazine Archive

And therefore the three perpendiculars, which are the bases of the equilaters, shall be equall.

From The Way To Geometry by William Bedwell

Masses of sloping talus reach more than half-way up; above them the cliffs are perpendicular; it is in cavities in these perpendiculars that the cliff-dwellings hide.

From The Book of the National Parks by Robert Sterling Yard

In a few later uncials the cross line passes outside the two perpendiculars, as in the Cod.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener