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perpendicularly

/ˌpɝpənˈdɪkjəɫɝli/ adv

In a perpendicular manner.

Word Origin Perpendicular literally means 'hanging straight down' — from Latin per- 'through' and pendere 'to hang'. The idea is a plumb line hanging perfectly vertical. The same root pendere gives us depend (hang from), suspend (hang under), and pendulum (something that hangs and swings). So perpendicularly is doing something at a right angle, like a line hanging straight.

adv In a perpendicular manner.

The tower rose perpendicularly from the flat plain, visible for miles around.

(副词) 垂直地；笔直地

塔楼从平坦的平原上垂直升起，几英里外都能看到。

(adverbio) perpendicularmente [De manera perpendicular.]

La torre se elevaba perpendicularmente desde la llanura plana, visible a kilómetros a la redonda.

(adverbe) perpendiculairement; à angle droit; d'équerre; à plomb [De manière perpendiculaire ; en formant un angle droit avec une surface ou une ligne donnée.]

La tour s'élevait perpendiculairement depuis la plaine, visible à des kilomètres à la ronde.

(Adverb) senkrecht; lotrecht [In einer senkrechten, rechtwinklig zu einer Bezugslinie oder -fläche verlaufenden Weise.]

Der Turm ragte **perpendicularly** aus der flachen Ebene empor und war meilenweit zu sehen.

(副詞) 垂直に、直角に。水平面に対してちょうど90度の角度で。

その塔は平らな平原から垂直にそびえ立ち、周囲何マイルもの範囲から見えるほどだった。

(advérbio) perpendicularmente [De maneira perpendicular.]

A torre erguia-se perpendicularmente à planície, visível por quilômetros.

Synonyms: vertically uprightly erectly plumb straight up at right angles orthogonally directly upwards Antonyms: horizontally levelly flatly parallelly
Word parts: per + pend + icular + ly

Related words

depend dependant dependency impend impending pendant pendulum suspend suspense suspension append appendix expend expense expensive

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