perpendicularity

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

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2014

Parallell-equality is derived from perpendicularity, and is of neere affinity to it.

From The Way To Geometry by Bedwell, William

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

This connects perpendicularity and bisection of angles with projective properties.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various

Of the perpendicularity of bodies, Euclide speaketh not one word in his Elements, & yet a body is judged to be right, that is, plumme or perpendicular unto another body, by a perpendicular line.

From The Way To Geometry by Bedwell, William