Perpendicular and Parallel

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Perpendicular adjective - Intersecting at or forming right angles.

Usage example: the axes are perpendicular to each other

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Parallel is an antonym for perpendicular.

Parallel adjective - Being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting.

Usage example: parallel lines never converge

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Perpendicular is an antonym for parallel.

Nearby Words: parallelize, parallelism, paralleled, paralleling, parallelise

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