(すいちょく)

すいちょく
noun / na-adjective
vertical; perpendicular
1. vertical; perpendicular
At a right angle to a horizontal surface or to another line.
垂直(すいちょく)()ちる
To fall vertically.
この(ふた)(せん)垂直(すいちょく)(まじ)わる
These two lines intersect at right angles.
The wall stands perpendicular to the ground.

垂直(すいちょく) means vertical (straight up and down) or perpendicular (at a 90-degree angle to something). Can function as a noun or na-adjective.

FORMS:

  • 垂直(すいちょく)な/ + noun: vertical ~
  • 垂直(すいちょく): vertically

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