perpendicular universe

plural perpendicular universes

1. A separate universe, comparable to a parallel universe.

   Your residence in a perpendicular universe is once more confirmed. Ronald Reagan ranted about smaller government his whole term, and left us with a bigger establishment than when he left.

   1999 December 11, James R. Olson, jr, “Re: left and right”, in hawaii.politics (Usenet), message-ID <3852b3eb.41638569@news.lava.net>

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   I suggest that the perpendicular universe to another is that in which everything is opposite to the one in question. Perpendicular to this one, we would all be made of anti-matter. 1+1 would be -2. The sun would be a weak black hole.

   1996 April 2, t0...@unb.ca, “Perpendicular universes”, in alt.parallel.universes (Usenet), message-ID <t0kx.128.31615DFA@unb.ca>

   Aaron, you've heard of parallel universes, I imagine? Alternate realities related to ours that never intersect? Well, there are also perpendicular universes--universes that cross over with ours at one point and one point only.

   2008, Marvel Zombies 3, 1, page 16