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.

OPPOSITES FOR vertical

1 horizontal.

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Origin of vertical

First recorded in 1550–60; from Latin verticālis, equivalent to vertic- (stem of vertex) vertex + -ālis-al¹

synonym study for vertical

1. See upright.

OTHER WORDS FROM vertical

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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How to use vertical in a sentence

Google has taken a super-aggregator and partnership approach to many growing verticals.
The rise of vertical search engines|Andrew Bocskocsky|November 13, 2020|Search Engine Watch
The team also works in different verticals based on specific goals and KPIs to craft solutions and then use automation to implement it on a wider scale than with manual management of the campaign.
Q&A: How marketers can keep pace in the DSP features race|Nexstar|November 12, 2020|Digiday
Andrea Hippeau, principal at Lerer Hippeau, is one investor who said she’s more interested in investing in vertical marketplaces, “and less so the Amazon for all different DTC brands.”
Vertical marketplaces are the next hot investment area as DTC brands look for more places to sell online|Anna Hensel|November 6, 2020|Digiday
A brief hands-on video and some of Samsung's shots show that the back surface is flat, so the vertical ribbing that appears in pictures is just a design that lives under the top glass surface.
Samsung built a bigger, $3,000 version of the Galaxy Fold 2 for China|Ron Amadeo|November 5, 2020|Ars Technica

Online commerce represents Facebook’s largest advertising vertical.
Social Shorts: TikTok teams with Shopify, Commerce ads dominate Facebook, LinkedIn users top 722 million|Ginny Marvin|November 2, 2020|Search Engine Land
For unto them the Sun is vertical twice a year, making two distinct Summers in the different points of verticality.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 2 of 3)|Thomas Browne
The swing back preserves the verticality of architectural subjects.
How to Observe in Archaeology|Various
Thus when his legs pointed skyward, he was able to preserve his balance and maintain a wabbling verticality.
The Boy Patrol on Guard|Edward S. Ellis
The relatively greater wear at this point destroys the verticality of the face, converting it into a steep slope.
The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin|Rollin D. Salisbury
When the steep slope of the rapids approaches verticality, the rapids become a fall (profile a c).
The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin|Rollin D. Salisbury

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 forms of vertical

verticality (ˌvɜːtɪˈkælɪtɪ), nounvertically, adverb

Word Origin for vertical

C16: from Late Latin verticālis, from Latin vertex

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