perpendicular
NOUNADJECTIVE
/,pɜrpən'dɪkjʊlər/
13 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
perpendicular is a valid 13-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3E1R1P3E1N1D2I1C3U1L1A1R1
3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING
What does perpendicular mean?
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
A Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
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.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
3
An extremely steep face.
BROADER
4
A straight line at right angles to another line.
BROADER
ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
At right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line.
“measure the perpendicular height”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
RELATED
2
Intersecting at or forming right angles.
“the axes are perpendicular to each other”
ANTONYMS
SIMILAR
RELATED
3
So steep as to be nearly veritcal.
“the great perpendicular face of the cliff”
SIMILAR