English Explanatory Dictionary

perpendicle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something that hangs down, especially straight down, such as a plumb line.

Word forms

perpendicle perpendicles

Etymology

From Middle English perpendicle, from Latin perpendiculum, from per + pendere (“to hang”). Compare French perpendicule.

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