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perpendicular

[pur-puhn-dik-yuh-ler] / ˌpɜr pənˈdɪk yə lər /
ADJECTIVE
meeting at right angles
Synonyms
STRONGEST


ADJECTIVE
straight up and down; standing up
Synonyms
Antonyms
ADJECTIVE
having a sharp pitch or slope
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


Example Sentences

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Tévoédjrè stood beside an armored vehicle on the perpendicular street, positioned between the oncoming column and Talon’s residence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

On Wednesday in Minnesota, 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good was in her car, perpendicular to traffic, during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in Minneapolis.

From Slate • Jan. 10, 2026

Meanwhile, southerly winds pushed the system right up against — and perpendicular to — the Santa Ynez Mountains.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025

ANE generates an electrical voltage in a magnetic metal that is perpendicular to the magnetisation and a temperature gradient.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2024

The ridge runs perpendicular to the direction I was going.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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