Meanings
adverbperpendicularly (comparative more perpendicularly, superlative most perpendicularly)
comparative more perpendicularly · superlative most perpendicularly
- In a perpendicular manner.
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbstraight up or down without a break
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Translations
Catalan perpendicularment
- perpendicularmentin a perpendicular manner
Czech kolmo
- kolmoin a perpendicular manner
Dutch loodrecht
- loodrechtin a perpendicular manner
Finnish kohtisuorasti
- kohtisuorastiin a perpendicular manner
French perpendiculairement
- perpendiculairementin a perpendicular manner
Italian perpendicolarmente, a perpendicolo
- perpendicolarmentein a perpendicular manner
- a perpendicoloin a perpendicular manner
- appiomboin a perpendicular manner
Polish prostopadle
- prostopadlein a perpendicular manner
Portuguese perpendicularmente
- perpendicularmentein a perpendicular manner
Spanish perpendicularmente
- perpendicularmentein a perpendicular manner
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APA
perpendicularly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perpendicularly
MLA
“perpendicularly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perpendicularly. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perpendicularly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perpendicularly.
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