perpendicular
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The East African Rift System, the largest continental rift system on Earth, does show that expected rift perpendicular deformation.
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
She crawled forward and then at a perpendicular angle.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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
The caravel's dimensions are: Length at keel, 62 feet 4 inches; length between perpendiculars, 75 feet 5 inches; beam, 22 feet; draught, 14 feet 8 inches.
From Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose by J. M. (John Marcus) Dickey
The moment a beast has fallen, they are bound to have him on his perpendiculars in double quick time.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by George Dadd
It is customary to consider the field as a polygon, and to draw a meridian line, letting fall perpendiculars upon it from the vertices, thus forming triangles and trapezoids that can easily be measured.
From The Teaching of Geometry by David Eugene Smith
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Geometry - Introductory
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The ACT Math Test: Geometry, List 2
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Geometry - Middle School
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