OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 1421

perpendicular

/ˌpɜː.pənˈdɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
perpendicular
At or forming a right angle (to something).
A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning t…
In most houses, the walls are perpendicular to the floor.