vertical

adjective

OPAL W

/ˈvɜːtɪkl/

/ˈvɜːrtɪkl/

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(of a line, pole, etc.) going straight up or down from a level surface or from top to bottom in a picture, etc.
- the vertical axis of the graph
- The cliff was almost vertical.
- There was a vertical drop to the ocean.
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having a structure in which there are top, middle and bottom levels
- a vertical flow of communication
(medical) passed from one generation to the next
- 4% of these infections result from vertical transmission from mother to baby.

Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘directly overhead’): from French, or from late Latin verticalis, from vertex ‘whirlpool, crown of a head, vertex’, from vertere ‘to turn’.

vertical

noun

/ˈvɜːtɪkl/

/ˈvɜːrtɪkl/

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usually the vertical
a straight line or position from top to bottom or bottom to top synonym perpendicular
- The wall is several degrees off the vertical.
(business) an area of business or field of activity
- This year we saw significant growth outside our core verticals.
- Can you identify different verticals in your market to which your product might also appeal?
- We had actually identified the healthcare industry as a vertical we wanted to enter way back in 2004.

Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘directly overhead’): from French, or from late Latin verticalis, from vertex ‘whirlpool, crown of a head, vertex’, from vertere ‘to turn’.

单词	vertical
释义	vertical adjective OPAL W /ˈvɜːtɪkl/ /ˈvɜːrtɪkl/ jump to other results enlarge image (of a line, pole, etc.) going straight up or down from a level surface or from top to bottom in a picture, etc. the vertical axis of the graph The cliff was almost vertical. There was a vertical drop to the ocean. compare horizontalTopics Colours and Shapesb2, Maths and measurementb2 having a structure in which there are top, middle and bottom levels a vertical flow of communication (medical) passed from one generation to the next 4% of these infections result from vertical transmission from mother to baby. Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘directly overhead’): from French, or from late Latin verticalis, from vertex ‘whirlpool, crown of a head, vertex’, from vertere ‘to turn’. vertical noun /ˈvɜːtɪkl/ /ˈvɜːrtɪkl/ jump to other results usually the vertical a straight line or position from top to bottom or bottom to top synonym perpendicular The wall is several degrees off the vertical. (business) an area of business or field of activity This year we saw significant growth outside our core verticals. Can you identify different verticals in your market to which your product might also appeal? We had actually identified the healthcare industry as a vertical we wanted to enter way back in 2004. Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘directly overhead’): from French, or from late Latin verticalis, from vertex ‘whirlpool, crown of a head, vertex’, from vertere ‘to turn’.
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