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Perpendicular Angles 90 Degree Describe ˌpɜːrpən'dɪkjələr Adj.垂直的 Square Made

Front perpendicular
Pron [ˌpɜːrpən'dɪkjələr]
Back 【perpendicular】
adj.垂直的
A square has four 90-degree angles made by its four perpendicular sides.
正方形的四个直角是由它四条垂直的边所作成的。
Vocab
perpendicularintersecting at or forming right angles

Two lines that form a T are perpendicular to each other. They meet at a right angle. A person who is standing is perpendicular to the earth.

Perpendicular is used to describe lines, angles and direction. In geometry a perpendicular angle is 90 degrees, a perfect L. On a compass, East and North are perpendicular to each other. The term can be used more generally to describe any steep angle. You might talk about a ski slope that is nearly perpendicular. That's impossible; gravity would make you fall off a 90-degree angle. But if it's close enough, no one's really measuring.

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