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perpendicular

adjective
  1. extremely steep
    “the great perpendicular face of the cliff”
    sharp
  2. at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
    vertical
  3. intersecting at or forming right angles
    “the axes are perpendicular to each other”
noun
  1. an extremely steep face
  2. a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity
    plumb line
  3. a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England
    perpendicular style
  4. a straight line at right angles to another line