Perpendicular
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NOUN
a straight line at right angles to another line
a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England
a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity
an extremely steep face
ADJ
intersecting at or forming right angles
at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
so steep as to be nearly veritcal
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