perpendicularly
(adverb) in a perpendicular manner; āthis red line runs perpendicularly to the green lineā
sheer, perpendicularly
(adverb) straight up or down without a break
Source: WordNet® 3.1
perpendicularly (comparative more perpendicularly, superlative most perpendicularly)
In a perpendicular manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Per`pen*dic"u*lar*ly, adv.
Definition: In a perpendicular manner; vertically.
Per`pen*dic"u*lar, a. Etym: [L. perpendicularis, perpendicularius: cf. F. perpendiculaire. See Perpendicle, Pension.]
1. Exactly upright or vertical; pointing to the zenith; at right angles to the plane of the horizon; extending in a right line from any point toward the center of the earth.
2. (Geom.)
Definition: At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc. Perpendicular style (Arch.), a name given to the latest variety of English Gothic architecture, which prevailed from the close of the 14th century to the early part of the 16th; -- probably so called from the vertical style of its window mullions.
Per`pen*dic"u*lar, n.
1. A line at right angles to the plane of the horizon; a vertical line or direction.
2. (Geom.)
Definition: A line or plane falling at right angles on another line or surface, or making equal angles with it on each side.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
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According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetiĆØre consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
