vertical (ˈvɜːtɪkəll
)
Definitions
adjective
- at right angles to the horizon; perpendicular; upright ⇒
a vertical wall
Compare horizontal (sense 1) - extending in a perpendicular direction
- at or in the vertex or zenith; directly overhead
- economics of or relating to associated or consecutive, though not identical, stages of industrial activity ⇒
vertical integration
vertical amalgamation
- of or relating to the vertex
- anatomy of, relating to, or situated at the top of the head (vertex)
noun
- a vertical plane, position, or line
- a vertical post, pillar, or other structural member
Alternative Forms
verticality (ˌvɜːtɪˈkælɪtɪ) noun ˈvertically adverb Word Origin
C16: from Late Latin verticālis, from Latin vertexSynonyms
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upright,
sheer,
perpendicular,
straight (up and down)
erect,
plumb,
on end,
precipitous,
vertiginous,
bolt upright,
Translations
- British English:
vertical
Something that is vertical stands or points straight upwards....a vertical wall of rock.ˈvɜːtɪkl ADJECTIVE ...a vertical wall of rock.
- Spanish:
vertical
adj
- French:
vertical
adj
- German:
senkrecht
adj
- Chinese: 垂直的 adj
- Arabic: عَمُودِيّ adj
- Portuguese: vertical adj
- Russian: вертикальный adj вертикальная
- Croatian: okomit adj okomita
- Czech: vertikální adj
- Danish: vertikal adj
- Dutch: verticaal adj
- Finnish: pystysuora adj
- Greek: κατακόρυφος adj κατακόρυφη
- Italian: verticale adj
- Japanese: 垂直の no_posp
- Korean: 수직의 adj
- Norwegian: vertikal adj
- Polish: pionowy adj pionowa
- Brazilian Portuguese: vertical adj
- European Spanish:
vertical
adj
- Swedish: lodrät adj lodrätt
- Thai: ซึ่งเป็นแนวดิ่ง adj
- Turkish: dikey adj
- Vietnamese: thẳng đứng adj
Usage examples
These features are associated with a specialised type of vertical climbing necessitated by a heavy body.
New Scientist (2004)That's real performance, which is why the famous graph features an almost vertical line.
Globe and Mail (2003)And it's great news for shorter girls because the vertical pattern lengthens and slims the look of your legs.
Sun, News of the World (2002)The trail was fantastically steep with vertical drops all around.
, THE SLOW BREATH OF STONE: A Romanesque Love Story (2005)