perpendicular
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The meaning (definition) of the word perpendicular
meeting at a right angle
The word perpendicular used in a sentence
“The lines meet perpendicular, making a perfect right angle corner.”
How the word perpendicular is said around the world
| French | perpendiculaire (per-pahn-dee-kew-LER) |
| Spanish | perpendicular (payr-payn-dee-koo-LAHR) |
| Mandarin | 垂直 (chway jee) |
| Hindi | सीधा (SEE-dah) |
| Arabic | عمودي (AH-moo-deey) |
| Russian | перпендикуляр (pyeer-pyeen-dyee-koo-LYAHR) |
| Portuguese (EU) | perpendicular (pay-ruh-payng-dee-koo-LAHR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | perpendicular (pay-ruh-payng-jee-koo-LAHR) |
| Japanese | 垂直 (su-ee-CHOH-ku) |
| German | senkrecht (ZENGK-rehyt) |
| Urdu | کھڑا (KU-rah) |
| Punjabi | ਲੰਬਕਾਰੀ (luhn-buh-KAH-ree) |
| Korean | 수직 (soo-JEEG) |
| Hebrew | אֲנָכִי (ah-NAH-kheey) |
| Greek | κάθετος (KAH-thay-tohs) |
| Dutch | loodrecht (LOHD-rekht) |
| Tagalog | patayo (pah-TAH-yoh) |
| Vietnamese | vuông góc (VOO-uhng GHAW-urk) |
| Turkish | dik (dik) |
| Persian | عمود (AH-mood) |
| Polish | prostopadły (praws-taw-PAHD-wi) |
| Ukrainian | перпендикулярний (per-puhn-di-KOO-lyahr-niy) |
| Bengali | লম্ব (LAWM-baw) |
| Swedish | vinkelrät (VING-kuhl-rairt) |
| Italian | perpendicolare (payr-payn-dee-koh-LAH-ray) |
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