p 3 e 1 r 1 p 3 e 1 n 1 d 2 i 1 c 3 u 1 l 1 a 1 r 1 i 1 t 1 y 4
16 letters · 26 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun the relation of opposition between things at right angles
noun the quality of being at right angles to a given line or plane (especially the plane of the horizon)
originEtymology tree English perpendicular Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English perpendicularity From perpendicular + -ity.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0