Hyphenation of perpendicular

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word perpendicular? This word can be hyphenated and contains 5 syllables as shown below.

per-pen-dic-u-lar

Definitions of perpendicular:

1.	A straight line at right angles to another line
2.	A Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England Characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting
3.	A cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity Used to determine the vertical from a given point
4.	An extremely steep face
5.	Intersecting at or forming right angles The axes are perpendicular to each other
6.	At right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line A vertical camera angle The monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab Measure the perpendicular height
7.	Extremely steep The great perpendicular face of the cliff

Synonyms of perpendicular:

adj	perpendicular, normal, orthogonal, rectangular, right
adj	vertical, plumb, upended, upright, unsloped, steep, straight
adj	steep
noun	straight line
noun	perpendicular style, English-Gothic, English-Gothic architecture, Gothic, Gothic architecture
noun	plumb line, cord
noun	face

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.