perpendicular

音标[,pә:pәn'dikjulә] 读音

汉语翻译

n. 垂直线, 垂直的位置, 直立(姿势), 刚正, 垂规
a. 垂直的, 直立的, 陡峭的
【机】 垂直, 垂线; 垂直的, 直立的

词型变化:

副词:perpendicularly 名词:perpendicularity 

词意辨析:

vertical, perpendicular, upright, erect, plumb
这些形容词均有“垂直的、竖式的”之意。
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。
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。
upright: 普通用词,指竖立、笔直而不是倾斜、倒塌的。
erect: 指笔直挺拔,而非倾斜、佝偻、弯曲或倒塌的。
plumb: 建筑上用词,凭锤球评判某物是否完全垂直。

英语解释:

名词 perpendicular:

  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
    同义词:perpendicular style, English-Gothic, English-Gothic architecture
  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
    同义词:plumb line
  4. an extremely steep face

形容词 perpendicular:

  1. intersecting at or forming right angles
  2. at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
    同义词:vertical
  3. extremely steep

例句:

  1. 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。
  2. The wall is a little out of the perpendicular.
    那墙有点斜。
  3. There are many perpendicular marble columns in Greek temples.
    希腊庙宇有很多垂直的大理石柱。

详细解释:


per.pen.dic.u.lar

adj.Abbr. perp.(形容词)缩写 perp.
Mathematics Intersecting at or forming right angles.
【数学】 成直角的,垂直的:交叉成直角的,或形成直角的
Being at right angles to the horizontal; vertical.See Synonyms at vertical
竖直的,垂直的:与水平呈直角的;垂直的参见 vertical
Often Perpendicular Of or relating to a style of English Gothic architecture of the 4th and 5th centuries, characterized by emphasis of the vertical element.
常作 Perpendicular 哥特式的:与4和5世纪英国哥特式建筑风格的,或与之有关的,以强调垂直部分为特点
n.(名词)
Mathematics A line or plane perpendicular to a given line or plane.
【数学】 正交线(面):一条或一个与给定直线或平面垂直的直线或平面
A perpendicular position.
垂直的位置
A device, such as a plumb line, used in marking the vertical from a given point.
垂规,铅垂线:一种装置,如铅垂线,用于从给定点标记竖直方向
A vertical or nearly vertical line or plane.
垂直线,垂直面:垂直或近似垂直的线或平面

来源:
Middle English perpendiculer
中古英语 perpendiculer
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin perpendicul3ris
源自 拉丁语 perpendicul3ris
from perpendiculum [plumb line]
源自 perpendiculum [铅垂线]
from perpendere [to weigh carefully]
源自 perpendere [仔细称量]
per- [per-]
per- [前缀,表示.通过,透过.]
pendere [to weigh] * see (s)pen-
pendere [称量] *参见 (s)pen-

【引伸】
per.pendic.ular.ity

per.pendic.ularly
adv.(副词)

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