vertical

[ vur-ti-kuhl ]

/ ˈvɜr tɪ kəl /

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adjective

being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.

of, relating to, or situated at the vertex.

of or relating to the cranial vertex.

Botany.

(of a leaf) having the blade in a perpendicular plane, so that neither of the surfaces can be called upper or lower.
being in the same direction as the axis; lengthwise.

of, constituting, or resulting in vertical combination.

of or relating to a product or service from initial planning to sale.

of, relating to, or noting a stratified society, nation, etc.

noun

something vertical, as a line or plane.

a vertical or upright position.

a vertical structural member in a truss.

Origin of vertical

1550–60; < Latin verticālis, equivalent to vertic- (stem of vertex) vertex + -ālis -al¹

SYNONYMS FOR vertical

1 See upright.

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ANTONYMS FOR vertical

1 horizontal.

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OTHER WORDS FROM vertical

ver·ti·cal·i·ty, ver·ti·cal·ness, ver·ti·cal·ism, noun ver·ti·cal·ly, adverb non·ver·ti·cal, adjective non·ver·ti·cal·ly, adverb

non·ver·ti·cal·ness, noun non·ver·ti·cal·i·ty, noun sub·ver·ti·cal, adjective sub·ver·ti·cal·ly, adverb sub·ver·ti·cal·ness, noun un·ver·ti·cal, adjective un·ver·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby vertical

vertebrocostal, vertebrocostal trigone, vertebrosternal, vertex, vertex presentation, vertical, vertical angle, vertical angles, vertical banded gastroplasty, vertical circle, vertical combination

Example sentences from the Web for vertically

Horizontally, the head and body traverse an arc of about 100°; vertically, they traverse an arc slightly less than 180°.

Natural History of the Bell Vireo, Vireo bellii Audubon |Jon C. Barlow
Basal ring violin-shaped, with ten to twelve flat lamellar, vertically descending feet, about as long as the ovate sagittal ring.

Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index |Ernst Haeckel
Some of the mines are more than a mile deep (vertically), the deepest in the world.

Geology |William J. Miller
Why, for example, should the crater rise so suddenly and vertically immediately round the drop as it enters?

A Study of Splashes |Arthur Mason Worthington

If it is set nearly horizontal the thing does not happen, and it is when set too vertically that it is almost bound to occur.

Fifty Years of Golf |Horace G. Hutchinson

British Dictionary definitions for vertically

vertical

/ (ˈvɜːtɪkəl) /

adjective

at right angles to the horizon; perpendicular; upright a vertical wall Compare horizontal (def. 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

Derived forms of vertical

verticality (ˌvɜːtɪˈkælɪtɪ), noun vertically, adverb

Word Origin for vertical

C16: from Late Latin verticālis, from Latin vertex

Medical definitions for vertically

vertical

[ vûr′tĭ-kəl ]

adj.

Of or relating to the vertex of the head.

Being or situated at right angles to the horizon; upright.

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