Definitions for vertical
ˈvɜr tɪ kəlver·ti·cal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.6 / 5 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

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 ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vertical

   A known direction and position.

   The houses were built on a vertical and horizontal positions.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 30, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Orientation

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

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

How to pronounce vertical?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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. Robert Frost:

   Dancing is a vertical expression of a horizontal desire.

2. Phil Orlando:

   The fact that you've got these millennials delaying life and not getting married and not having kids is not a function of the fact that they are completely different from every other generation, it's a reflection that they went to college and ran up debt and couldn't find a job. Now that the economy is starting to improve for these folks, household formations have literally gone vertical.

3. Kristina Enquist:

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

4. Phil Klotzbach:

   Vertical wind shear is extremely critical for hurricanes in the Atlantic, strong vertical wind shear, the change in wind direction with height, tears apart hurricanes and disrupts their intensification.

5. 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.

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