Vertical vs. Perpendicular
Verticaladjective
Standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.
Verticaladjective
In a two dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system, describing the axis oriented normal (perpendicular, at right angles) to the horizontal axis.
Verticaladjective
(marketing) Of or pertaining to vertical markets.
Verticaladjective
(wine tasting) Involving different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery.
Verticalnoun
A vertex or zenith.
Verticalnoun
A vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicular.
Verticalnoun
An individual slat in a set of vertical blinds.
Verticalnoun
A vertical component of a structure.
Verticalnoun
(marketing) A vertical market.
Verticaladjective
Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one.
Verticaladjective
Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb; as, a vertical line.
Verticalnoun
Vertical position; zenith.
Verticalnoun
A vertical line, plane, or circle.
Verticalnoun
something that is oriented vertically
Verticalnoun
a vertical structural member as a post or stake;
Verticaladjective
at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line;
Verticaladjective
upright in position or posture;
Perpendicularadjective
(geometry) At or forming a right angle (to something).
Perpendicularadjective
Exactly upright; extending in a straight line toward the centre of the earth, etc.
Perpendicularnoun
(geometry) A line or plane that is perpendicular to another.
Perpendicularnoun
A device such as a plumb line that is used in making or marking a perpendicular line.
Perpendicularadjective
Exactly upright or vertical; pointing to the zenith; at right angles to the plane of the horizon; extending in a right line from any point toward the center of the earth.
Perpendicularadjective
At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.
Perpendicularnoun
A line at right angles to the plane of the horizon; a vertical line or direction.
Perpendicularnoun
A line or plane falling at right angles on another line or surface, or making equal angles with it on each side.
Perpendicularnoun
a straight line at right angles to another line
Perpendicularnoun
a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting
Perpendicularnoun
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
Perpendicularnoun
an extremely steep face
Perpendicularadjective
intersecting at or forming right angles;
Perpendicularadjective
at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line;
Perpendicularadjective
extremely steep;
Perpendicularadjective
at an angle of 90° to a given line, plane, or surface or to the ground
Perpendicularadjective
at an angle of 90° to the ground; vertical
Perpendicularadjective
so steep as to be almost vertical
Perpendicularadjective
denoting the latest stage of English Gothic church architecture, prevalent from the late 14th to mid 16th centuries and characterized by broad arches, elaborate fan vaulting, and large windows with vertical tracery
Perpendicularnoun
a straight line at an angle of 90° to a given line, plane, or surface
Perpendicularnoun
perpendicular position or direction
Perpendicular
In elementary geometry, the property of being perpendicular (perpendicularity) is the relationship between two lines which meet at a right angle (90 degrees). The property extends to other related geometric objects.
