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loodrecht.

perpendicular, orthogonal

9 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. perpendicular, orthogonal

  2. vertical

Where this word comes from

From lood (“plumb bob”) + recht (“straight”). Purism introduced by Simon Stevin in the 16th century to replace the Dutch word perpendiculair (“perpendicular”) which was a borrowing from Latin perpendiculum.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.