英语词汇“vertical”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ver·ti·cal

(vûrtĭ-kəl)

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. Business

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

b. Of or relating to a business model that offers a specific product or service to a specific customer base rather than offering a wide range of products or services in a wider market.

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

6. Medicine Of or relating to transmission of a disease or condition from parent to offspring, either through genetic inheritance or through circumstances occurring between conception and birth.

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

2. A vertical position.

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

ver′ti·cali·ty (-kălĭ-tē), verti·cal·ness (-kəl-nĭs) 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.

单词	vertical
释义	ver·ti·cal (vûrtĭ-kəl) 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. Business a. Relating to or involving all stages from production to sale: vertical integration. b. Of or relating to a business model that offers a specific product or service to a specific customer base rather than offering a wide range of products or services in a wider market. 5. Relating to or composed of elements at different levels, as of society. 6. Medicine Of or relating to transmission of a disease or condition from parent to offspring, either through genetic inheritance or through circumstances occurring between conception and birth. n. 1. Something vertical, as a line, plane, or circle. 2. A vertical position. [Late Latin verticālis, overhead, from Latin vertex, vertic-, highest point; see VERTEX.] ver′ti·cali·ty (-kălĭ-tē), verti·cal·ness (-kəl-nĭs) 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.
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