The difference between Perpendicular and Sheer

When used as nouns, perpendicular means a line or plane that is perpendicular to another, whereas sheer means a sheer curtain or fabric.

When used as adjectives, perpendicular means at or forming a right angle (to something), whereas sheer means very thin or transparent.

Sheer is also adverb with the meaning: clean.

Sheer is also verb with the meaning: to swerve from a course.

check bellow for the other definitions of Perpendicular and Sheer

  1. Perpendicular as an adjective (geometry):

    at or forming a right angle (to something).

    Examples:

    "In most houses, the walls are perpendicular to the floor."

    "synonyms: normaorthogonal"

  2. Perpendicular as an adjective:

    Exactly upright; extending in a straight line toward the centre of the earth, etc.

  1. Perpendicular as a noun (geometry):

    a line or plane that is perpendicular to another

  2. Perpendicular as a noun:

    a device such as a plumb line that is used in making or marking a perpendicular line

  1. Sheer as an adjective (textiles):

    Very thin or transparent.

    Examples:

    "Her light, sheer dress caught everyone’s attention."

  2. Sheer as an adjective (obsolete):

    Pure in composition; unmixed; unadulterated.

  3. Sheer as an adjective (by extension):

    Downright; complete; pure.

    Examples:

    "I think it is sheer genius to invent such a thing."

    "This poem is sheer nonsense."

    "Through technological wizardry and sheer audacity, Google has shown how we can transform the intellectual riches of our libraries...."

  4. Sheer as an adjective:

    Examples:

    "The army's sheer size made it impossible to resist."

  5. Sheer as an adjective:

    Very steep; almost vertical or perpendicular.

    Examples:

    "It was a sheer drop of 180 feet."

  1. Sheer as an adverb (archaic):

    Clean; quite; at once.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Milton"

  1. Sheer as a noun:

    A sheer curtain or fabric.

    Examples:

    "Use sheers to maximize natural light."

  1. Sheer as a noun (nautical):

    The curve of the main deck or gunwale from bow to stern.

  2. Sheer as a noun (nautical):

    An abrupt swerve from the course of a ship.

  1. Sheer as a verb (chiefly, nautical):

    To swerve from a course.

    Examples:

    "A horse sheers at a bicycle."

  2. Sheer as a verb (obsolete):

    To shear.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Dryden"

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