ver·ti·cal (vûr t -k l)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. [Late Latin vertic  lis, overhead, from Latin vertex, vertic-, highest point; see vertex.]ver  ti·cali·ty (-k l-t ), verti·cal·ness (-kl-ns) n.ver ti·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. |
vertical [ˈvɜːtɪkəl]
adj
1. at right angles to the horizon; perpendicular; upright a vertical wall Compare horizontal [1]
2. extending in a perpendicular direction
3. at or in the vertex or zenith; directly overhead
4. (Economics) Economics of or relating to associated or consecutive, though not identical, stages of industrial activity vertical integration vertical amalgamation
5. of or relating to the vertex
6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy of, relating to, or situated at the top of the head (vertex)
n
1. (Mathematics) a vertical plane, position, or line
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a vertical post, pillar, or other structural member
[from Late Latin verticālis, from Latin vertex]
verticality n
vertically adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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"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" 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"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" | |
| 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" |
vertical upright
adjective sheer, perpendicular, straight (up and down), erect, plumb, on end, precipitous, vertiginous, bolt upright The climber inched up a vertical wall of rock.
level, flat, horizontal, plane, prone
level, flat, horizontal, plane, prone
Translations
vertical
adj
line, surface → senkrecht, vertikal; pillar → senkrecht; (Comm, Econ) → vertikal; vertical cliffs → senkrecht abfallende Klippen; vertical axis → y-Achse f, → Ordinatenachse f; vertical take-off aircraft → Senkrechtstarter m; vertical stripes → Längsstreifen pl
(= steep) there is a vertical drop from the cliffs into the sea below → die Klippen fallen steil or senkrecht ins Meer ab
(fig: = hierarchical) → vertikal
n (= line) → Vertikale f, → Senkrechte f; to be off the or out of the vertical → nicht im Lot stehen
vertical [ˈvɜːtɪk/əl]
vertical [ˈvɜːtɪk/əl]
1. adj (gen) → verticale, perpendicolare; (cliff) → a picco
vertical takeoff (Aer) → decollo verticale
vertical takeoff (Aer) → decollo verticale
2. n → verticale f
vertical [ˈvɜːtɪk/əl]
1. adj (gen) → verticale, perpendicolare; (cliff) → a picco
vertical takeoff (Aer) → decollo verticale
vertical takeoff (Aer) → decollo verticale
2. n → verticale f
adj vertical [ˈvəːtikəl]
standing straight up at right angles to the earth's surface, or to a horizontal plane or line; upright The hillside looked almost vertical. vertikaal عَمودي вертикален svislý lodret senkrecht κάθετος vertical vertikaalne عمود kohtisuora vertical נִיצָב लम्बरूप okomit függőleges tegak lóðréttur verticale 垂直の 수직의 vertikalus vertikāls; statenisks tegak verticaal loddrett, stående pionowy vertical vertical; pe verticală вертикальный zvislý, vertikálny navpičen vertikalan vertikal, lodrät ซึ่งตั้งตรง dikey 垂直的 вертикальний عمودي thẳng đứng, dọc 垂直的
adv vertically
vertikaal عَمودِياً отвесно svisle lodret vertikal κάθετα verticalmente vertikaalselt بطور عمود kohtisuoraan verticalement אֲנַכִי लम्बाकार में okomito függőlegesen secara tegak lóðrétt verticalmente 垂直に 수직으로, 직립하여 vertikaliai vertikāli; stateniski menegak verticaal loddrett, stående pionowo verticalidade vertical вертикально zvislo, vertikálne navpično vertikalno vertikalt อย่างตั้งตรง dikey olarak 垂直地 вертикально عمودي حالت ميں thẳng đứng, dọc 垂直地
vertical → رَأسي vertikální vertikal senkrecht κατακόρυφος vertical pystysuora vertical okomit verticale 垂直の 수직의 verticaal vertikal pionowy vertical вертикальный lodrät ซึ่งเป็นแนวดิ่ง dikey thẳng đứng 垂直的
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