perpendicular
adj. 垂直的；直立的；陡峭的
n. 垂直线
副词：perpendicularly 名词：perpendicularity
近义词：vertical，upright，erect，boltupright，sheer，abrupt，steep，plumbline，perpendicularstyle，English-Gothic，plumb，oblique，parallel，
英英释义
Noun
- a straight line at right angles to another line
- a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting
- a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point
- an extremely steep face
Adjective
- intersecting at or forming right angles;
"the axes are perpendicular to each other"
- at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line;
"a vertical camera angle" "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab" "measure the perpendicular height"
- extremely steep;
"the great perpendicular face of the cliff"
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- The wall is usually perpendicular.墙通常是垂直的。
- There are many perpendicular marble columns in Greek temples.希腊庙宇有很多垂直的大理石柱。
- He'd drunk so much that he found it hard to remain perpendicular.他喝酒太多，简直站都站不直了。
- The wall is a little out of the perpendicular.那墙有点斜。
- The valley ended in a perpendicular rim of granite.那山谷的尽头是花岗石的断崖。
用作名词(n.)
- The pillar had been restored to the perpendicular.这柱子恢复垂直。