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adjective

At right angles to the horizon or to level ground: perpendicular, plumb, upright. See horizontal/vertical/change of position.

adj

Definition: upright
Antonyms: horizontal, prone

1. Any upright member, as in a truss.
2. The direction of gravity, at right angles to the horizon.

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1. perpendicular to the plane of the horizon.
2. relating to the vertex.

• v. beam — the radiographic technique in which the x-ray beam enters the surface of the recumbent animal at right angles.

adj

Perpendicular to the horizontal plane.

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• Dimensions and Directions - vertical: (adj) perpendicular to horizon or level surface; upright; designating an extent to the highest point; at right angles to horizontal

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - vertikal, lodret
n. - vertikal, lodret

idioms:

• the vertical    lodret
• vertical angles    lodrette vinkler
• vertical plane    vertikalplan
• vertical take-off    lette vertikalt

Nederlands (Dutch)
verticaal, loodrecht, recht boven, vanaf productie tot verkoop (economie), betreffende verschillen in status

Français (French)
adj. - vertical, à pic
n. - verticale

idioms:

• the vertical    la verticale
• vertical angles    angles verticaux
• vertical plane    plan vertical
• vertical take-off    décollage vertical

Deutsch (German)
adj. - vertikal, senkrecht
n. - Senkrechte, senkrechtes Teil

idioms:

• the vertical    die Senkrechte
• vertical angles    Scheitelwinkel
• vertical plane    Vertikalebene
• vertical take-off    Senkrechtstart

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κατακόρυφος, κάθετος, μέγιστης κατακόρυφης απόστασης
n. - (η) κατακόρυφος, (η) κάθετος

idioms:

• the vertical    η κατακόρυφος
• vertical angles    κατά κορυφήν γωνίες
• vertical plane    κατακόρυφο επίπεδο
• vertical take-off    κάθετη/κατακόρυφη απογείωση

Italiano (Italian)
verticale

idioms:

• the vertical    la verticale
• vertical angles    angoli al vertice
• vertical plane    piano perpendicolare
• vertical take-off    decollo verticale

Português (Portuguese)
adj., -
n. - vertical

idioms:

• the vertical    a vertical
• vertical angles    ângulos verticalmente opostos (Geom.)
• vertical plane    plano vertical
• vertical take-off    decolagem vertical

Русский (Russian)
вертикаль, вертикальный, отвесный, теменной

idioms:

• the vertical    перпендикуляр
• vertical angles    вертикальные углы
• vertical plane    вертикальная плоскость
• vertical take-off    вертикальный взлет

Español (Spanish)
adj. - vertical, del vértice
n. - vertical

idioms:

• the vertical    la vertical
• vertical angles    ángulos verticales
• vertical plane    plano vertical
• vertical take-off    despegue vertical

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vertikal, lodrät, belägen i zenit
n. - lodrät linje, vertikalplan

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
垂直的, 顶点的, 直立的, 垂直线, 竖向, 垂直面

idioms:

• the vertical    包括各种不同层次的人们
• vertical angles    对等角
• vertical plane    垂直面
• vertical take-off    垂直起飞

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 垂直的, 頂點的, 直立的
n. - 垂直線, 豎向, 垂直面

idioms:

• the vertical    包括各種不同層次的人們
• vertical angles    對等角
• vertical plane    垂直面
• vertical take-off    垂直起飛

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 수직의, 꼭대기에 있는, 길이에 따른
n. - 수직선, 연직권, 수직재

idioms:

• the vertical    수직면, 수직위치

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 垂直の, 直立した, 頂点の
n. - 垂直線, 鉛直圏

idioms:

• the vertical    垂直線, 鉛直圏
• vertical angles    対頂角
• vertical plane    垂直面
• vertical take-off    垂直離陸

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عمودي, راسي (الاسم) خط عمودي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אנכי, זקוף, מאונך, ניצב‬
n. - ‮מישור או קו אנכיים‬

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