"perpendicle" meaning in All languages combined

See perpendicle on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: perpendicles [plural]
Etymology: From Latin perpendiculum, from per + pendere (“to hang”). Compare French perpendicule. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|perpendiculum}} Latin perpendiculum, {{cog|fr|perpendicule}} French perpendicule Head templates: {{en-noun}} perpendicle (plural perpendicles)
  1. (obsolete) Something hanging straight down; a plumb line. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-perpendicle-en-noun-XT1hFWbr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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