vertical

(vûr'tĭ-kəl)
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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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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IN BRIEF: Straight up and down.

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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.

For a list of words related to vertical, see:

• 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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