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See more synonyms for vertical on Thesaurus.com 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. Show More
something vertical, as a line or plane. a vertical or upright position. a vertical structural member in a truss. Show More
Origin of vertical 1550–60; <
Latin verticālis, equivalent to
vertic- (stem of
vertex )
vertex +
-ālis -al1 Related forms ver·ti·cal·i·ty , ver·ti·cal·ness , ver·ti·cal·ism , noun ver·ti·cal·ly , adverb non·ver·ti·cal , adjective non·ver·ti·cal·ly , adverb non·ver·ti·cal·ness , noun non·ver·ti·cal·i·ty , noun sub·ver·ti·cal , adjective sub·ver·ti·cal·ly , adverb sub·ver·ti·cal·ness , noun un·ver·ti·cal , adjective un·ver·ti·cal·ly , adverb Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for vertical Contemporary Examples of vertical Two police assigned to the apartment on a detail were doing a “vertical patrol” up the stairs when the door opened.
They structured themselves not in vertical hierarchies but in networks, each member responding to conditions on the ground.
There was one very large and easily identifiable piece of debris floating, the vertical stabilizer.
The hybrid aircraft have a vertical takeoff and landing capability.
And yet Breitbart decided to commission him, of all available artists, to create the face of its California vertical .
Historical Examples of vertical This consists of two sections, one horizontal, the other vertical .
Vertical staving was used to carry the wale around the stern.
They had neither water nor provisions, and were exposed to a vertical sun.
The worst form it can have is that of a vertical plane or upright flat, and next to this the worst form is an inclined plane.
About 15th January we crossed the sun, which for a short time was vertical at noon.
British Dictionary definitions for vertical at right angles to the horizon; perpendicular; upright a 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 activity vertical integration ; vertical amalgamation of or relating to the vertex anatomy of, relating to, or situated at the top of the head (vertex) Show More
a vertical plane, position, or line a vertical post, pillar, or other structural member Show More
Derived Forms verticality (ˌvɜːtɪˈkælɪtɪ ), noun vertically , adverb Word Origin for vertical C16: from Late Latin verticālis, from Latin vertex
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Word Origin and History for 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.
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Of or relating to the vertex of the head. Being or situated at right angles to the horizon; upright. Show More
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