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Word entry · 13 letters

perpendicular

Best crossword clue

"At right angles"

13 letters · collected on this word page

13 lettersPronunciation /ˌpɜː.pənˈdɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted acdeeilnpprruStarts with PEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. so steep as to be nearly vertical

Word origin

Derived from Middle French perpendiculaire, from Old French perpendiculer, from Latin perpendiculum (“plumb line”).

Used in a sentence

  • In most houses, the walls are perpendicular to the floor.
  • Hey, I'm not unsabotaging anything! This is completely perpendicular sabotage!

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