perpendicular
adj. 垂直的,成直角的; 直立的,险陡的; [建]垂直式的; 〈谑〉直站着的
n. 垂直线,垂直面; 直立,直立姿势,廉直; 垂直测器,锤规; [建]垂直式建筑,绝壁
A perpendicular line or surface points straight up, rather than being sloping or horizontal.
We made two slits for the eyes and a perpendicular line for the nose...
我们划了两道缝儿做眼睛,另外划了一条竖线做鼻子。
The sides of the loch are almost perpendicular.
湖岸几乎都是垂直的。
If one thing is perpendicular to another, it is at an angle of 90 degrees to it.
The left wing dipped until it was perpendicular to the ground.
左翼下垂至与地面成90度角。
1. a straight line at right angles to another line
2. a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting
3. 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
4. an extremely steep face
1. intersecting at or forming right angles;
2. at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line;
3. extremely steep;
vertical, perpendicular, upright, erect, plumb
这些形容词均有"垂直的,竖式的"之意。
He'd drunk so much that he found it hard to remain perpendicular.
他喝酒太多,简直站都站不直了.
The wall must be perpendicular to the floor.
墙壁必须与地板成直角.
Let AB be perpendicular to CD.
设AB垂直于CD.
The two lines of bones are set perpendicular to one another.
这两排骨头相互垂直.
A perpendicular bisector of a chord passes through the centre and bisects the arc.
弦的垂直平分线经过圆心,并且平分弦所对的两条弧.