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1. (adj.) vertical
being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
2. vertical
of, pertaining to, or situated at the vertex.
3. vertical
Bot.
4. vertical
being in the same direction as the axis; lengthwise.
5. vertical
pertaining to vertical merger.
6. vertical
pertaining to vertical integration.
7. vertical
pertaining to or noting a stratified society, nation, etc.
8. (n.) vertical
something vertical, as a line or plane.
9. vertical
a vertical or upright position.
Etymology: (1550–60; < L verticālis=vertic-, s. of vertexvertex+-ālis -al1)
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1. (noun) vertical
something that is oriented vertically
2. (adj) upright, vertical
a vertical structural member as a post or stake
"the ball sailed between the uprights"
3. (adj) vertical, perpendicular
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. (adj) vertical
relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution
5. (adj) erect, vertical, upright
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. (adj) vertical
of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group)
"vertical social mobility"
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1. (adjective) vertical
in a position that is straight up and down
a vertical line
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) vertical
of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one
2. (adj) vertical
perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb; as, a vertical line
3. (noun) vertical
vertical position; zenith
4. (noun) vertical
a vertical line, plane, or circle
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Sense: standing straight up at right angles to the earth's surface, or to a horizontal plane or line; upright
The hillside looked almost vertical.
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 Afrikaans: vertikaal |
 Arabic: عَمودي |
 Bulgarian: вертикален |
 Brazilian: vertical |
 Czech: svislý |
 German: senkrecht |
 Danish: lodret |
 Greek: κάθετος |
 Spanish: vertical |
 Estonian: vertikaalne |
 Farsi: عمود |
 Finnish: kohtisuora |
 French: vertical |
 Hebrew: נִיצָב |
 Hindi: लम्बरूप |
 Croatian: okomit |
 Hungarian: függőleges |
 Indonesian: tegak |
 Icelandic: lóðréttur |
 Italian: verticale |
 Japanese: 垂直の |
 Korean: 수직의 |
 Lithuanian: vertikalus |
 Latvian: vertikāls; statenisks |
 Malay: tegak |
 Dutch: verticaal |
 Norwegian: loddrett, stående |
 Polish: pionowy |
 Portuguese: vertical |
 Romanian: vertical; pe verticală |
 Russian: вертикальный |
 Slovak: zvislý, vertikálny |
 Slovenian: navpičen |
 Serbian: vertikalan |
 Swedish: vertikal, lodrät |
 Thai: ตั้งตรง |
 Turkish: dikey |
 Taiwanese: 垂直的 |
 Ukrainian: вертикальний |
 Urdu: عمودي |
 Vietnamese: thẳng đứng, dọc |
 Chinese: 垂直的 |
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