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vertical en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈvɝ.tɪ.kəl/ (US)
  • /ˈvɝ.tə.kəl/ (US)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • vûr'tĭkəl (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French vertical, from Late Latin verticālis.

Meanings

  1. Standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; parallel to the local direction of gravity; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.
    • The Zebra moray is chocolate black with vertical white stripes. 2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, page 72:
    • vertical lines
  2. In a two-dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system, describing the axis y oriented normal (perpendicular, at right angles) to the horizontal axis x.
  3. In a three-dimensional co-ordinate system, describing the axis z oriented normal (perpendicular, orthogonal) to the basic plane xy.
  4. Of or pertaining to vertical markets.
  5. (qualifier:wine tasting) Involving different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery.
  6. Of an interval: having the two notes sound simultaneously.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more vertical Degree=Cmp lexicographic
vertic alternative, poetic lexicographic
most vertical Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

horizontal · horizontal

Deriveds

vertical lips · vertical escalation · prevertical · verticality · vertical drinking · vertical jump test · vertical deflection · vertical alignment · subvertical · vertical stabilizer · vertical apostrophe · mentovertical · vertical integration · vertical line · verticon · verticutter · vertical kampong · vertical video · vertical mower · cyclovertical · verticalization · verticalness · vertical video syndrome · vertiport · vertical farming · verticalism · vertical machining center · vertically · vertical circle · vertical flute · vortal · vertical leap · vertical angle · vertical interval · vertical publication · vertilinear · vertical kampung · vertical proliferation · vertical smile · vertical jump · vertical garden · vertical stabiliser · vertical bar · vertical replenishment · vertical market · vertical mouse · double vertical line · postvertical · vertical blinds · verticalize · vertical-lift bridge · nonvertical · vertical ellipsis · vertical lift module

Synonyms

harmonic · up-and-down · sheer · apeak

Translations (96)

mi tūhoehoe (being perpendicular to horizontal) · is lóðrétt (being perpendicular to horizontal) · fr vertical (being perpendicular to horizontal) · ja 直立の (being perpendicular to horizontal) · as থিয় (being perpendicular to horizontal) · bg отвесен (being perpendicular to horizontal) · he אֲנָכִי (being perpendicular to horizontal) · hi ऊर्ध्वाधर (being perpendicular to horizontal) · ckb ئەستوونی (being perpendicular to horizontal) · ka ვერტიკალური (being perpendicular to horizontal) · gl vertical (being perpendicular to horizontal) · gd dìreach (being perpendicular to horizontal) · th ตรงดิ่ง (being perpendicular to horizontal) · ja 縦の (being perpendicular to horizontal) · da lodret (being perpendicular to horizontal) · nb vertikal (being perpendicular to horizontal) · et vertikaal (being perpendicular to horizontal) · sh uspravan (being perpendicular to horizontal) · sl navpičen (being perpendicular to horizontal) · sv lodrät (being perpendicular to horizontal) · ast vertical (being perpendicular to horizontal) · ro vertical (being perpendicular to horizontal) · fa راست (being perpendicular to horizontal) · cs svislý (being perpendicular to horizontal) · fi pystysuora (being perpendicular to horizontal) · el κατακόρυφος (being perpendicular to horizontal) · es vertical (being perpendicular to horizontal) · sv vertikal (being perpendicular to horizontal) · ms vertikal (being perpendicular to horizontal) · nn loddrett (being perpendicular to horizontal) · hi लंबवत् (being perpendicular to horizontal) · lt vertikalus (being perpendicular to horizontal) · nb loddrett (being perpendicular to horizontal) · sh vertikalan (being perpendicular to horizontal) · ko 수직의 (being perpendicular to horizontal) · ckb ستوونی (being perpendicular to horizontal) · ka შვეული (being perpendicular to horizontal) · cy fertigol (being perpendicular to horizontal) · ru отве́сный (being perpendicular to horizontal) · uk прямови́сний (being perpendicular to horizontal) · th ตั้งตรง (being perpendicular to horizontal) · fi pysty (being perpendicular to horizontal) · pl pionowy (being perpendicular to horizontal) · ms menegak (being perpendicular to horizontal) · nn vertikal (being perpendicular to horizontal) · lv vertikāls (being perpendicular to horizontal) · tr dikey (being perpendicular to horizontal) · mi poutū (being perpendicular to horizontal) · ca vertical (being perpendicular to horizontal) · mi tūmārōhoehoe (being perpendicular to horizontal) · bg вертика́лен (being perpendicular to horizontal) · sk vertikálny (being perpendicular to horizontal) · mos tĩidga (being perpendicular to horizontal) · hy ուղղահայաց (being perpendicular to horizontal) · fa عمودی (being perpendicular to horizontal) · fa قائم (being perpendicular to horizontal) · hu függőleges (being perpendicular to horizontal) · ms mencancang (being perpendicular to horizontal) · sk kolmý (being perpendicular to horizontal) · it verticale (being perpendicular to horizontal) · eo vertikala (being perpendicular to horizontal) · pt vertical (being perpendicular to horizontal) · th ตั้งฉาก (being perpendicular to horizontal) · tl tayo (being perpendicular to horizontal) · cmn 垂直 (being perpendicular to horizontal) · mi torotika (being perpendicular to horizontal) · uk дозе́мний (being perpendicular to horizontal) · mk вертикален (being perpendicular to horizontal) · cmn 豎的 /竖的 (being perpendicular to horizontal) · el κάθετος (being perpendicular to horizontal) · mos selle (being perpendicular to horizontal) · ja 垂直の (being perpendicular to horizontal) · sh усправан (being perpendicular to horizontal) · sl vertikalen (being perpendicular to horizontal) · kmr stûnî (being perpendicular to horizontal) · bn খাড়া (being perpendicular to horizontal) · cs vertikální (being perpendicular to horizontal) · ar عَمُودِيّ (being perpendicular to horizontal) · ru вертика́льный (being perpendicular to horizontal) · fi pystysuuntainen (being perpendicular to horizontal) · cmn 直立 (being perpendicular to horizontal) · be проставе́сны (being perpendicular to horizontal) · de senkrecht (being perpendicular to horizontal) · hu vertikális (being perpendicular to horizontal) · az şaquli (being perpendicular to horizontal) · fa ایستاده (being perpendicular to horizontal) · mi tūmāhoehoe (being perpendicular to horizontal) · de vertikal (being perpendicular to horizontal) · ur عمودی (being perpendicular to horizontal) · sh вертикалан (being perpendicular to horizontal) · pl wertykalny (being perpendicular to horizontal) · ar رَأْسِيّ (being perpendicular to horizontal) · uk вертика́льний (being perpendicular to horizontal) · nl verticaal (being perpendicular to horizontal) · be вертыка́льны (being perpendicular to horizontal) · ang upriht (being perpendicular to horizontal)

vertical en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈvɝ.tɪ.kəl/ (US)
  • /ˈvɝ.tə.kəl/ (US)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • vûr'tĭkəl (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French vertical, from Late Latin verticālis.

Meanings

  1. A vertex or zenith.
  2. A vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicular.
  3. An individual slat in a set of vertical blinds.
  4. A vertical component of a structure.
  5. A vertical market.
    • We offer specialised accounting software targeting various verticals.
    • As Barclay Capital's Douglas Anmuth wrote in a report on Friday morning, Google's "core search growth" is slowing, so there may now be a "greater urgency in pursuing specific verticals". So, what other specialised areas could Google target? 2010 July 5, Joseph Tartakoff, “What search verticals will Google target next?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
  6. A command structure for exertion of political power.
    • Russian opposition outlet Vazhnye Istorii reported on August 19 that Russian President Vladimir Putin's reaction to the "Kursk situation" has exposed certain shifts within the Kremlin's power vertical, many of which have been underway over the last several months ... Russian investigative journalist Andrei Soldatov noted that the FSB has generally shifted its mandate away from controlling Russian oligarchs and towards controlling Russia’s military and Russia’s military-industrial complex as well as countering "saboteurs and terrorists," and Vazhnye Istorii reported that several long-time Russian economic oligarchs are also gradually losing their influence within the Kremlin's wider power vertical ... ISW has reported at length on Putin's efforts to maintain a core cadre of loyal siloviki (Russian strongmen with political influence) within the Russian power vertical, particularly since the risks to Putin's regime first introduced by the Wagner Group's armed rebellion in June 2023. 2024 August 19, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, Davit Gasparyan, Karolina Hird, George Barros, “Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 19, 2024”, in Ukraine Project, The Institute for the Study of War:
  7. A segment in a news publication that contains in-depth pieces focused on a specific topic.
    • Near-synonym: column

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
verticals Number=Plur lexicographic
vertic alternative, poetic lexicographic

Synonyms

column