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Preposterous vs Perpendicular - What's the difference?

preposterous | perpendicular |

As adjectives the difference between preposterous and perpendicular

is that preposterous is absurd, or contrary to common sense while perpendicular is (architecture) of a style of english gothic architecture from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.

preposterous

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Absurd, or contrary to common sense.
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    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=The preposterous altruism too!
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    • Synonyms

    * absurd * foolish * irrational * nonsensical * See also

    See also

    * topsy-turvy * upside down

    External links

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    perpendicular

    English

    (wikipedia perpendicular)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (geometry) At or forming a right angle (to).
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-03
    • , author=(Henry Petroski) , title=Opening Doors , volume=100, issue=2, page=112-3 , magazine= citation , passage=A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place. Applying a force tangential to the knob is essentially equivalent to applying one perpendicular to a radial line defining the lever.}}
    In most houses, the walls are perpendicular to the floor .

    Synonyms

    * evendown * normal * orthogonal

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geometry) A line or plane that is perpendicular to another.
  • A device such as a plumb line that is used in making or marking a perpendicular line.