Scrabble & Words with friends points
- perpendicular is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 20
- perpendicular is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 20
- perpendicular is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 26
Definition of perpendicular
- a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting (noun)
Synonyms
- english-gothic
- english-gothic architecture
- perpendicular style
- 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 (noun)
Synonyms
- plumb line
- at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line (adjective)
Examples
- measure the perpendicular height
Synonyms
- vertical
- an extremely steep face (noun)
- a straight line at right angles to another line (noun)
- intersecting at or forming right angles (adjective)
Examples
- the axes are perpendicular to each other
- so steep as to be nearly veritcal (adjective)
Examples
- the great perpendicular face of the cliff
See definition of perpendicular in Merriam Webster