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PLUMB |
Perpendicular |
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VERTICALS |
Perpendicular lines |
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STEEPEST |
Most perpendicular |
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NORMAL |
Any perpendicular. |
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COLUMN |
A perpendicular line of figures. |
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PERPENDICULARLY |
In a perpendicular manner; vertically. |
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PERPENDICULARITY |
The quality or state of being perpendicular. |
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SINE |
The perpendicular itself. See Sine of angle, below. |
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RECLINING |
Bending or curving gradually back from the
perpendicular. |
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MURAL |
Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep; as, a mural
precipice. |
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RAKE |
To incline from a perpendicular direction; as, a mast
rakes aft. |
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TRIP |
To pull (a yard) into a perpendicular position for
lowering it. |
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CROSS |
An instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the
main course. |
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SLANT |
Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or
perpendicular; sloping; oblique. |
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OBLIQUE |
To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an
oblique direction. |
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UNDERLAYER |
A perpendicular shaft sunk to cut the lode at any
required depth. |
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PALET |
A perpendicular band upon an escutcheon, one half the
breadth of the pale. |
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VERTICAL |
Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright;
plumb; as, a vertical line. |
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APOTHEM |
The perpendicular from the center to one of the sides of a
regular polygon. |
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INCLINED |
Bent out of a perpendicular position, or into a
curve with the convex side uppermost. |
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PRECIPICE |
A headlong steep; a very steep, perpendicular, or
overhanging place; an abrupt declivity; a cliff. |
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PALY |
Divided into four or more equal parts by perpendicular lines,
and of two different tinctures disposed alternately. |
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TABLE |
A plane surface, supposed to be transparent and
perpendicular to the horizon; -- called also perspective plane. |
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HARELIP |
A lip, commonly the upper one, having a fissure of
perpendicular division like that of a hare. |
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UPRIGHT |
In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical,
or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree. |