perpendicular
The origin and history of perpendicular.
Etymology
From Latin perpendiculum, "a plumb line," the weighted string builders used to check for a true vertical.
The origin and history of perpendicular.
From Latin perpendiculum, "a plumb line," the weighted string builders used to check for a true vertical.
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