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Dictionary: ver·ti·cal   (vûr'tĭ-kəl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Being or situated at right angles to the horizon; upright.
  2. Situated at the vertex or highest point; directly overhead.
  3. Anatomy. Of or relating to the vertex of the head.
  4. Economics. Relating to or involving all stages from production to sale: vertical integration.
  5. Relating to or composed of elements at different levels, as of society.
n.
  1. Something vertical, as a line, plane, or circle.
  2. A vertical position.

[Late Latin verticālis, overhead, from Latin vertex, vertic-, highest point. See vertex.]

verticality ver'ti·cal'i·ty (-kăl'ĭ-tē) or ver'ti·cal·ness (-kəl-nĭs) n.
vertically ver'ti·cal·ly adv.

SYNONYMS   vertical, upright, perpendicular, plumb. These adjectives mean being at or approximately at right angles to the horizon or to level ground. Vertical and upright are often used to signify contrast with what is horizontal: wallpaper with vertical stripes; an upright column. Perpendicular and plumb are generally used to specify an angle of precisely 90 degrees: a perpendicular escarpment; careful to make the doorjambs plumb.


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Thesaurus: vertical
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adjective

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

Antonyms: vertical
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adj

Definition: upright
Antonyms: horizontal, prone


Dental Dictionary: vertical
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adj

Perpendicular to the horizontal plane.

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


Veterinary Dictionary: vertical
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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.
Word Tutor: vertical
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Straight up and down.

pronunciation Draw a vertical line on your paper to make columns for your list.

Wikipedia: Vertical
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A vertical line.

An object is in a vertical position when it is aligned in an "up-down" direction, roughly speaking perpendicular to the horizon or horizontal plane.

In science, it can also refer to:

  • Vertical direction, the direction aligned with the direction of the force of gravity, as materialized with a plumb line

In mathematics:

  • Vertical (angles), a pair of angles sharing the same vertex and bounded by the same pair of lines but are opposite to each other

In music:

In business:

  • Vertical market, a group of similar businesses and customers which engage in trade based on specific and specialized needs
  • Vertical integration, a management term describing a style of ownership and control
  • Vertical monopoly, a monopoly produced through vertical integration
  • Vertical head, a member of a company who sits in a position of authority over others, a manager

In networking:

  • Vertical (network), the portion of network cabling that runs between floors, usually considered the backbone network

In art:

  • Vertical, is a French art gallery (Paris) which presents contemporary vegetal sculptures.

In publishing:

  • Vertical, Inc., a Japanese novel and manga company founded in 2001 by Hiroki Sakai.

In furnishings:

In athletics:

  • Vertical jump, a measure of how high an individual or athlete can elevate off the ground from a standstill

In a Vertical wine tasting different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery are tasted.

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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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