Perpendicular - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: perpendicularPerpendicularity
The quality or state of being perpendicular...
Perpendicularly
In a perpendicular manner vertically...
Bitts
A frame of two strong timbers fixed perpendicularly in the fore part of a ship on which to fasten the cables as the ship rides at anchor or in warping Other bitts are used for belaying belaying bitts for sustaining the windlass carrick bitts winch bitts or windlass bitts to hold the pawls of the windlass pawl bitts etc...
Bowline
A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails by subordinate ropes called bridles and used to keep the weather edge of the sail tight forward when the ship is closehauled...
Breve
A note or character of time equivalent to two semibreves or four minims When dotted it is equal to three semibreves It was formerly of a square figure as thus unr but is now made oval with a line perpendicular to the staff on each of its sides formerly much used for choir service...
Cathetometer
An instrument for the accurate measurement of small differences of height esp of the differences in the height of the upper surfaces of two columns of mercury or other fluid or of the same column at different times It consists of a telescopic leveling apparatus d which slides up or down a perpendicular metallic standard very finely graduated bb The telescope is raised or depressed in order to sight the objects or surfaces and the differences in vertical height are thus shown on the graduated standard...
Cathetus
One line or radius falling perpendicularly on another as the catheti of a right angled triangle that is the two sides that include the right angle...
Chesstree
A piece of oak bolted perpendicularly on the side of a vessel to aid in drawing down and securing the clew of the mainsail...
Cross garnet
A hinge having one strap perpendicular and the other strap horizontal giving it the form of an Egyptian or T cross...
Curtate
Shortened or reduced said of the distance of a planet from the sun or earth as measured in the plane of the ecliptic or the distance from the sun or earth to that point where a perpendicular let fall from the planet upon the plane of the ecliptic meets the ecliptic...
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