perpendicular

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英 [ˌpɜ:pənˈdɪkjələ(r)]

美 [ˌpɜrpənˈdɪkjələ(r)]

perpendicular意思解释

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

变形

复数：perpendiculars

英英释义

perpendicular

[ ,pə:pən\'dikjulə ]

n.

a straight line at right angles to another line

a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting

同义词：perpendicular styleEnglish-GothicEnglish-Gothic architecture

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

同义词：plumb line

an extremely steep face

adj.

intersecting at or forming right angles

\"the axes are perpendicular to each other\"

at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line

\"measure the perpendicular height\"

同义词：vertical

extremely steep

\"the great perpendicular face of the cliff\"

同近义词辨析

upright, vertical, erect, perpendicular, plumb

这组词都有“垂直的、竖式的”的意思，其区别是：

upright

普通用词，指竖立、笔直而不是倾斜、倒塌的。

vertical

指与平面、水平线或基线成直角或几乎成直角向上延伸至顶点的物体。也可指呈直线上升或下降的。

erect

指笔直挺拔，而非倾斜、佝偻、弯曲或倒塌的。

perpendicular

指与水平线形成90度的线或面，或朝垂直方面延伸的，尤指向下的急剧运动。

plumb

建筑上用词，凭锤球评判某物是否完全垂直。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)The wall is usually perpendicular.墙通常是垂直的。There are many perpendicular marble columns in Greek temples.希腊庙宇有很多垂直的大理石柱。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 is a little out of the perpendicular.那墙有点斜。The valley ended in a perpendicular rim of granite.那山谷的尽头是花岗石的断崖。用作名词(n.)The pillar had been restored to the perpendicular.这柱子恢复垂直。