perpendicularity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English perpendicular Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English perpendicularity From perpendicular + -ity.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The condition of being perpendicular.
In their spare moments the animals would walk round and round the half-finished mill, admiring the strength and perpendicularity of its walls and marvelling that they should ever have been able to build anything so imposing.
1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| perpendicularities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
id ketegaklurusan (the condition of being perpendicular) · pl prostopadłość (the condition of being perpendicular) · ta செங்குத்து (the condition of being perpendicular) · tl katadlungan (the condition of being perpendicular) · ota استوا (the condition of being perpendicular) · fi kohtisuoruus (the condition of being perpendicular)