What does vertical mean?

Definitions for vertical
ˈvɜr tɪ kəlver·ti·cal

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. verticalnoun

    something that is oriented vertically

  2. upright, verticaladjective

    a vertical structural member as a post or stake

    "the ball sailed between the uprights"

  3. vertical, perpendicularadjective

    at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line

    "a vertical camera angle"; "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"; "measure the perpendicular height"

  4. verticaladjective

    relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution

  5. erect, vertical, uprightadjective

    upright in position or posture

    "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright"

  6. verticaladjective

    of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group)

    "vertical social mobility"

Wiktionary

  1. verticalnoun

    A vertex or zenith

  2. verticalnoun

    A vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicular

  3. verticalnoun

    An individual slat in a set of vertical blinds.

  4. verticalnoun

    A vertical component of a structure.

  5. verticaladjective

    along the direction of a plumbline or along a straight line that includes the center of the Earth

  6. verticaladjective

    In a two dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system, describing the axis oriented normal (perpendicular, at right angles) to the horizontal axis.

  7. verticaladjective

    Of or pertaining to vertical markets.

ChatGPT

  1. vertical

    Vertical refers to a direction that is perpendicular to the horizon or to the ground, extending in an up-and-down or top-to-bottom manner. It is commonly used to describe a position, line, or movement that is straight up or straight down, as opposed to a horizontal direction.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Verticaladjective

    of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one

  2. Verticaladjective

    perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb; as, a vertical line

  3. Verticalnoun

    vertical position; zenith

  4. Verticalnoun

    a vertical line, plane, or circle

  5. Etymology: [Cf. F. vertical. See Vertex.]

Editors Contribution

  1. vertical

    A known direction and position.

    The houses were built on a vertical and horizontal positions.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 30, 2020  

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  1. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'vertical' in Adjectives Frequency: #674

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of vertical in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of vertical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of vertical in a Sentence

  1. Nona Yehia:

    Covid has shined a spotlight on what we knew ten years ago when we were looking at this vertical model: We have a centralized food system and it's kept us from getting fresh, local, good-tasting food, i think Covid-19 has forced people to ask why that is and how they now can get locally-grown food they like in the summertime and get it year-round. It's exactly what Vertical Harvest is about.

  2. Marc Garneau:

    So, if we look at the profile, there are vertical fluctuations, in the vertical profile of the aircraft and there were similarities in what we saw, but I would repeat once again. This is not the proof that is the same root problem. It could be something else.

  3. Evan Fraser:

    The vertical farming industry have done a remarkable job of reducing labor, water, and costs such as land costs. They are achieving a huge amount of productivity per square acre, per hour of worker and per liter of water use.

  4. Laura Donaldson:

    If freestyle super pipes are formed from snow-making machines in a poor season, the walls of the pipe are solid, vertical ice and the pipe floor is solid ice, this is dangerous for athletes, some have died.

  5. Ranger Brody Young:

    He shot me nine times, i ’m lucky to be here, vertical and mobile, to be honest.

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