Definitions for vertical
ˈvɜr tɪ kəlver·ti·cal

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. vertical(noun)

   something that is oriented vertically

2. upright, vertical(adj)

   a vertical structural member as a post or stake

   "the ball sailed between the uprights"

3. 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"

4. vertical(adj)

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

5. 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"

6. vertical(adj)

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

   "vertical social mobility"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. vertical(Noun)

   A vertex or zenith

2. vertical(Noun)

   A vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicular

3. vertical(Noun)

   An individual slat in a set of vertical blinds.

4. vertical(Noun)

   A vertical component of a structure.

5. vertical(Adjective)

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

6. vertical(Adjective)

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

7. vertical(Adjective)

   Of or pertaining to vertical markets.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Vertical(adj)

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

2. Vertical(adj)

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

3. Vertical(noun)

   vertical position; zenith

4. Vertical(noun)

   a vertical line, plane, or circle

Origin: [Cf. F. vertical. See Vertex.]

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

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

How to pronounce vertical?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say vertical in sign language?

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. Elaine Luria:

   There's not a vertical chain of command structure.

2. Robert Frost:

   Dancing is a vertical expression of a horizontal desire.

3. Ranger Brody Young:

   I ’m lucky to be here, vertical and mobile, to be honest.

4. Bolivian Mirtha Munoz:

   It´s a vertical climb, you go up and up and there´s no rest.

5. Kristina Enquist:

   We didn't come here for the vertical, we came here for the whole experience.

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