perpendicularity

/pˌɜpəndˌɪkjʊlˈæɹᵻɾi/ noun

The condition of being perpendicular.

Word Origin From Latin perpendicularis 'plumb line' — literally 'hanging thoroughly'. A perpendicular line is like a plumb line hanging straight down. The root pendere 'to hang' gives us depend (hang from), suspend (hang under), pendulum (a hanging weight), and appendix (something hung on). So perpendicularity is the quality of hanging perfectly vertical.

noun The condition of being perpendicular. countable

The architect verified the perpendicularity of the walls with a laser level.

(名词) 垂直;垂直状态;垂直度

建筑师用激光水平仪验证了墙壁的垂直度。

(sustantivo) perpendicularidad [La condición de ser perpendicular.]

El arquitecto verificó la perpendicularidad de las paredes con un nivel láser.

(nom) perpendicularité; orthogonalité [Caractère de ce qui est perpendiculaire ; état de deux droites ou surfaces formant un angle droit.]

L'architecte a vérifié la perpendicularity des murs avec un niveau laser.

(Substantiv) Senkrechtsein; Lotrechtigkeit; Orthogonalität [Der Zustand, in dem zwei Linien oder Flächen im rechten Winkel (90 Grad) zueinander stehen.]

Der Architekt überprüfte die **Perpendicularity** der Wände mit einer Laserwasserwaage.

(名詞) ある線や面に対して垂直である状態。

建築家は壁の垂直性をレーザー水準器で確認した。

(substantivo) perpendicularidade [A condição de ser perpendicular; perpendicularidade.]

O arquiteto verificou a perpendicularidade das paredes com um nível a laser.

Word parts: per + pend + ic + ular + ity

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