vertical

[ vur-ti-kuhl ]

/ ˈvɜr tɪ kəl /

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adjective

being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.

of, relating to, or situated at the vertex.

of or relating to the cranial vertex.

Botany.

(of a leaf) having the blade in a perpendicular plane, so that neither of the surfaces can be called upper or lower.
being in the same direction as the axis; lengthwise.

of, constituting, or resulting in vertical combination.

of or relating to a product or service from initial planning to sale.

of, relating to, or noting a stratified society, nation, etc.

noun

something vertical, as a line or plane.

a vertical or upright position.

a vertical structural member in a truss.

Nearby words

vertebrocostal, vertebrocostal trigone, vertebrosternal, vertex, vertex presentation, vertical, vertical angle, vertical angles, vertical banded gastroplasty, vertical circle, vertical combination

Origin of vertical

1550–60; < Latin verticālis, equivalent to vertic- (stem of vertex) vertex + -ālis -al¹

SYNONYMS FOR vertical

1 See upright.

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ANTONYMS FOR vertical

1 horizontal.

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Related forms

ver·ti·cal·i·ty, ver·ti·cal·ness, ver·ti·cal·ism, nounver·ti·cal·ly, adverbnon·ver·ti·cal, adjectivenon·ver·ti·cal·ly, adverb

non·ver·ti·cal·ness, nounnon·ver·ti·cal·i·ty, nounsub·ver·ti·cal, adjectivesub·ver·ti·cal·ly, adverbsub·ver·ti·cal·ness, nounun·ver·ti·cal, adjectiveun·ver·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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There was one very large and easily identifiable piece of debris floating, the vertical stabilizer.
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And yet Breitbart decided to commission him, of all available artists, to create the face of its California vertical.
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Design a fire screen with two horizontal and three vertical major subdivisions.
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The vertical frame at a is attached to this by two centre screws, which serve as joints for it to move in.
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They are so insignificant as hardly even to suggest a vertical division.
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The vertical slit is usually made first and by the rounded end of the blade.
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They certainly do not act as the rivets of a plate girder, nor as the vertical rods of a Howe truss.
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British Dictionary definitions for vertical

vertical

/ (ˈvɜːtɪkəl) /

adjective

at right angles to the horizon; perpendicular; uprighta vertical wall Compare horizontal (def. 1)

extending in a perpendicular direction

at or in the vertex or zenith; directly overhead

economics of or relating to associated or consecutive, though not identical, stages of industrial activityvertical integration; vertical amalgamation

of or relating to the vertex

anatomy of, relating to, or situated at the top of the head (vertex)

noun

a vertical plane, position, or line

a vertical post, pillar, or other structural member

Derived Formsverticality (ˌvɜːtɪˈkælɪtɪ), nounvertically, adverb

Word Origin for vertical

C16: from Late Latin verticālis, from Latin vertex

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Word Origin and History for vertical

vertical

adj.

1550s, "of or at the vertex, directly overhead," from Middle French vertical (1540s), from Late Latin verticalis "overhead," from Latin vertex (genitive verticis) "highest point" (see vertex). Meaning "straight up and down" is first recorded 1704.

Medicine definitions for vertical

vertical

[ vûr′tĭ-kəl ]

adj.

Of or relating to the vertex of the head.

Being or situated at right angles to the horizon; upright.

vertical

adjective

noun

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