perpendicular是什么意思

2024-01-30 12:44:16

perpendicular

美[ˌpɜːrpəndɪkjələr] 英[ˌpɜːpəndɪkjələ(r)]

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，

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 earths 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"

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。
Hed 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.)