单词 | vertical |
释义 | vertical adj. & n. --adj   1. at right angles to a horizontal plane, perpendicular.   2. in a direction from top to bottom of a picture etc.   3. of or at the vertex or highest point.   4. at, or passing through, the zenith.   5. Anat. of or relating to the crown of the head.   6. involving all the levels in an organizational hierarchy or stages in the production of a class of goods (vertical integration). --n a vertical line or plane. Phrases and idioms out of the vertical not vertical. vertical angles Math. each pair of opposite angles made by two intersecting lines. vertical fin Zool. a dorsal, anal, or caudal fin. vertical plane a plane at right angles to the horizontal. vertical take-off the take-off of an aircraft directly upwards. Derivatives verticality n. verticalize v.tr. (also -ise). vertically adv. Etymology: F vertical or LL verticalis (as VERTEX) |
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