Hyphenation of perpendicular

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word perpendicular? This word can be hyphenated and contains 5 syllables as shown below.

per-pen-dic-u-lar

Definitions of 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
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
4.
An extremely steep face
5.
Intersecting at or forming right angles
The axes are perpendicular to each other
6.
At right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
A vertical camera angle The monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab Measure the perpendicular height
7.
Extremely steep
The great perpendicular face of the cliff

Synonyms of perpendicular:

adj perpendicular, normal, orthogonal, rectangular, right
adj vertical, plumb, upended, upright, unsloped, steep, straight
adj steep
nounstraight line
nounperpendicular style, English-Gothic, English-Gothic architecture, Gothic, Gothic architecture
nounplumb line, cord
noun face

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