n. [ F. parpaing, pierre parpaigne; of uncertain origin. ] (Masonry) A large stone reaching through a wall so as to appear on both sides of it, and acting as a binder; -- called also perbend, perpend stone, and perpent stone. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Geom.) At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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