Definitions for vertically
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
vertically(adverb)
in a vertical direction
"a gallery quite often is added to make use of space vertically as well as horizontally"
Wiktionary
vertically(Adverb)
In a vertical direction or position.
Webster Dictionary
Vertically(adverb)
in a vertical manner, position, or direction; perpendicularly; as, to look down vertically; to raise a thing vertically
Translations for vertically
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
vertically(adverb)
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
- عَمودِياًArabic
- отвесноBulgarian
- verticalmentePortuguese (BR)
- svisleCzech
- vertikalGerman
- lodretDanish
- κάθεταGreek
- verticalmenteSpanish
- vertikaalseltEstonian
- بطور عمودFarsi
- kohtisuorastiFinnish
- verticalementFrench
- אֲנַכִיHebrew
- लम्बाकार मेंHindi
- okomitoCroatian
- függőlegesenHungarian
- secara tegakIndonesian
- lóðréttIcelandic
- verticalmenteItalian
- 垂直にJapanese
- 수직으로Korean
- vertikaliaiLithuanian
- vertikāli; stateniskiLatvian
- menegakMalay
- verticaalDutch
- loddrett, ståendeNorwegian
- pionowoPolish
- verticalidadePortuguese
- verticalRomanian
- вертикальноRussian
- zvislo, vertikálneSlovak
- navpičnoSlovenian
- vertikalnoSerbian
- vertikaltSwedish
- อย่างตั้งตรงThai
- dikey olarakTurkish
- 垂直地Chinese (Trad.)
- вертикальноUkrainian
- عمودي حالت ميںUrdu
- thẳng đứng, dọcVietnamese
- 垂直地Chinese (Simp.)
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