Perpendicularly
[,pɜ:pən'dɪkjʊləlɪ]
Definition
(adv.) in a perpendicular manner; 'this red line runs perpendicularly to the green line'.
Checked by Evan--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) In a perpendicular manner; vertically.
Typed by Jeanette
Examples
- The needles were suspended perpendicularly, being kept in that position by having the lower ends made slightly heavier than the upper. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- I noticed one feather, whose weight was at least one hundred and fifty milligrams, rise perpendicularly to the top of the fence, where it floated away on the wind. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- This monster tube was lowered perpendicularly in the middle of the river, and the water being pumped out of it, the men could work at the bottom in safety. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- A strip of hard rubber with pointed ends rests perpendicularly on a platinum plate, beneath which is a carbon button, under which again lies another platinum plate. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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