Definitions for verticalˈvɜr tɪ kəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ver•ti•calˈvɜr tɪ kəl(adj.)
being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
of, pertaining to, or situated at the vertex.
Bot. being in the same direction as the axis; lengthwise.
Category: Botany
pertaining to vertical merger.
Category: Economics
pertaining to vertical integration.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Business
pertaining to or noting a stratified society, nation, etc.
Category: Sociology
(n.)something vertical, as a line or plane.
a vertical or upright position.
Origin of vertical:
1550–60; < L verticālis=vertic-, s. of vertexvertex+-ālis -al1
ver′ti•cal•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
vertical(noun)
something that is oriented vertically
upright, vertical(adj)
a vertical structural member as a post or stake
"the ball sailed between the uprights"
vertical, perpendicular(adj)
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"
vertical(adj)
relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution
erect, vertical, upright(adj)
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"
vertical(adj)
of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group)
"vertical social mobility"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
vertical(adjective)ˈvɜr tɪ kəl
in a position that is straight up and down
a vertical line
Wiktionary
vertical(Noun)
A vertex or zenith
vertical(Noun)
A vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicular
vertical(Noun)
An individual slat in a set of vertical blinds.
vertical(Noun)
A vertical component of a structure.
vertical(Adjective)
along the direction of a plumbline or along a straight line that includes the center of the Earth
vertical(Adjective)
In a two dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system, describing the axis oriented normal (perpendicular, at right angles) to the horizontal axis.
vertical(Adjective)
Of or pertaining to vertical markets.
Webster Dictionary
Vertical(adj)
of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one
Vertical(adj)
perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb; as, a vertical line
Vertical(noun)
vertical position; zenith
Vertical(noun)
a vertical line, plane, or circle
Translations for vertical
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
vertical(adjective)
standing straight up at right angles to the earth's surface, or to a horizontal plane or line; upright
The hillside looked almost vertical.
- vertikaalAfrikaans

- عَموديArabic

- вертикаленBulgarian

- verticalPortuguese (BR)

- svislýCzech

- senkrechtGerman

- lodretDanish

- κάθετοςGreek

- verticalSpanish

- vertikaalneEstonian

- عمودFarsi

- kohtisuoraFinnish

- verticalFrench

- נִיצָבHebrew

- लम्बरूपHindi

- okomitCroatian

- függőlegesHungarian

- tegakIndonesian

- lóðrétturIcelandic

- verticaleItalian

- 垂直のJapanese

- 수직의Korean

- vertikalusLithuanian

- vertikāls; statenisksLatvian

- tegakMalay

- verticaalDutch

- loddrett, ståendeNorwegian

- pionowyPolish

- verticalPortuguese

- vertical; pe verticalăRomanian

- вертикальныйRussian

- zvislý, vertikálnySlovak

- navpičenSlovenian

- vertikalanSerbian

- vertikal, lodrätSwedish

- ตั้งตรงThai

- dikeyTurkish

- 垂直的Chinese (Trad.)

- вертикальнийUkrainian

- عموديUrdu

- thẳng đứng, dọcVietnamese

- 垂直的Chinese (Simp.)

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