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Words related to perpendicular
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normal
conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural. -
upright
erect or vertical, as in position or posture. -
altitude
If something is at a particular altitude, it is at that height above sea level. -
beam
If you say that someone is beaming, you mean that they have a big smile on their face because they are happy, pleased, or proud about something. -
curvature of field
a monochromatic aberration of a lens or other optical system in which the focal surface is curved, the refracted image of an object oriented perpendicular to the axis of the lens lying on a curved surface rather than in a plane perpendicular to the axis. -
length between perpendiculars
the length of a hull between the forward and after perpendicular. Compare perpendicular (def 11).