perpendicular
adj. 垂直的,成直角的; 直立的,險陡的; [建]垂直式的; 〈謔〉直站著的
n. 垂直線,垂直面; 直立,直立姿勢,廉直; 垂直測器,錘規; [建]垂直式建築,絕壁
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...
我們劃了兩道縫兒做眼睛,另外劃了一條豎線做鼻子。
The sides of the loch are almost perpendicular.
湖岸幾乎都是垂直的。
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.
左翼下垂至與地面成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
這些形容詞均有"垂直的,豎式的"之意。
He'd drunk so much that he found it hard to remain perpendicular.
他喝酒太多,簡直站都站不直了.
The wall must be perpendicular to the floor.
牆壁必須與地板成直角.
Let AB be perpendicular to CD.
設AB垂直於CD.
The two lines of bones are set perpendicular to one another.
這兩排骨頭相互垂直.
A perpendicular bisector of a chord passes through the centre and bisects the arc.
弦的垂直平分線經過圓心,並且平分弦所對的兩條弧.