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
-
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
- In a two-dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system, describing the axis y oriented normal (perpendicular, at right angles) to the horizontal axis x.
- In a three-dimensional co-ordinate system, describing the axis z oriented normal (perpendicular, orthogonal) to the basic plane xy.
- Of or pertaining to vertical markets.
- (qualifier:wine tasting) Involving different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery.
- Of an interval: having the two notes sound simultaneously.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more vertical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| vertic | alternative, poetic | lexicographic | |
| most vertical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
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)