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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ver•ti•cal /ˈvɜrtɪkəl/USA pronunciation adj. - upright;
pointing straight up from the ground. - Economicsvery steep:a vertical cliff.
ver•ti•cal•ly, adv. See -vert-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ver•ti•cal (vûr′ti kəl),USA pronunciation adj. - being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon;
upright;
plumb. - of, pertaining to, or situated at the vertex.
- Anatomyof or pertaining to the cranial vertex.
- [Bot.]
- Botany(of a leaf ) having the blade in a perpendicular plane, so that neither of the surfaces can be called upper or lower.
- Botanybeing in the same direction as the axis;
lengthwise.
- Economicsof, constituting, or resulting in vertical combination.
- Businessof or pertaining to a product or service from initial planning to sale.
- of, pertaining to, or noting a stratified society, nation, etc.
n. - something vertical, as a line or plane.
- a vertical or upright position.
- a vertical structural member in a truss.
- Latin verticālis, equivalent. to vertic- (stem of vertex) vertex + -ālis -al1
- 1550–60
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See upright.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged horizontal.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: vertical /ˈvɜːtɪkəl/ adj - at right angles to the horizon; perpendicular; upright: a vertical wall
- extending in a perpendicular direction
- at or in the vertex or zenith; directly overhead
- of or relating to associated or consecutive, though not identical, stages of industrial activity: vertical integration, vertical amalgamation
- of or relating to the vertex
- of, relating to, or situated at the top of the head (vertex)
n - a vertical plane, position, or line
- a vertical post, pillar, or other structural member
Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin verticālis, from Latin vertexverticality /ˌvɜːtɪˈkælɪtɪ/ n ˈvertically adv |