vertical

ver·ti·cal  (vûrt-kl)

adj.

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

2. Situated at the vertex or highest point; directly overhead.

3. Anatomy Of or relating to the vertex of the head.

4. Economics Relating to or involving all stages from production to sale: vertical integration.

5. Relating to or composed of elements at different levels, as of society.

n.

1. Something vertical, as a line, plane, or circle.

2. A vertical position.

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[Late Latin verticlis, overhead, from Latin vertex, vertic-, highest point; see vertex.]

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verti·cali·ty (-kl-t), verti·cal·ness (-kl-ns) n.

verti·cal·ly adv.

Synonyms: vertical, upright, perpendicular, plumb
These adjectives mean being at or approximately at right angles to the horizon or to level ground. Vertical and upright are often used to signify contrast with what is horizontal: wallpaper with vertical stripes; an upright column.
Perpendicular and plumb are generally used to specify an angle of precisely 90 degrees: a perpendicular escarpment; careful to make the doorjambs plumb.

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vertical

Adjective

1. at right angles to the horizon: the vertical cliff

2. straight up and down: a vertical cut

3. Econ of or relating to associated or consecutive, though not identical, stages of industrial activity: the purchase of a chain of travel agents by a leading tour operator will increase vertical integration in the holiday industry

Noun

a vertical line or direction [from Latin vertex top, pole of the sky]

vertically adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	vertical - something that is oriented vertically orientation - position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions
	2.	vertical - a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights" upright pillar, column - (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure goalpost - one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field jamb - upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame post - an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them" scantling, stud - an upright in house framing scape, shaft - (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column stile - an upright that is a member in a door or window frame structural member - support that is a constituent part of any structure or building
Adj.	1.	vertical - 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" perpendicular steep - having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs" straight - having no deviations; "straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders" horizontal - parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line; "a horizontal surface" inclined - at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position; "an inclined plane"
	2.	vertical - relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution
	3.	vertical - 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" erect, upright
	4.	vertical - of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group); "vertical social mobility" hierarchal, hierarchic, hierarchical - classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers; "it has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art"; "in her hierarchical set of values honesty comes first"

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vertical

adjective upright, sheer, perpendicular, straight (up and down), erect, plumb, on end, precipitous, vertiginous, bolt upright << OPPOSITE horizontal

Translations

vertical [ˈvəːtɪkl] adj → vertical

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vertical [ˈvəːtɪkl] adj → vertical(e)

n → verticale f

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vertical [ˈvəːtɪkl] adj → vertikal, senkrecht

n → Vertikale f

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vertical [ˈvəːtɪkl] adj, n → verticale (m)