vertical
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French vertical, from Late Latin verticālis.
Pronunciation
audio (US) (file) - (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɜːtɪkəl/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈvɝtɪkəl/
Adjective
vertical (comparative more vertical, superlative most vertical)
- Standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.
- 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.
- (marketing) Of or pertaining to vertical markets.
- (wine tasting) Involving different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery.
Antonyms
Derived terms
- double vertical line
- nonvertical
- postvertical
- subvertical
- vertical bar
- vertical blinds
- vertical circle
- vertical deflection
- vertical ellipsis
- vertical farming
- vertical flute
- vertical integration
- vertical interval
- verticalism
- verticalize
- vertical kampong
- vertical line
- vertical lips
- vertically
- vertical market
- vertical mower
- verticalness
- vertical publication
- vertical smile
- vertical stabiliser
- vertical stabilizer
- verticutter
- vertilinear
Related terms
Translations
being perpendicular to horizontal
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Noun
vertical (plural verticals)
- A vertex or zenith.
- A vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicular.
- An individual slat in a set of vertical blinds.
- A vertical component of a structure.
- (marketing) A vertical market.
- We offer specialised accounting software targeting various verticals.
Asturian
Etymology
From Late Latin verticālis.
French
Etymology
From Late Latin verticālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛʁ.ti.kal/
audio (file) - Homophones: verticale, verticales
Adjective
vertical (feminine singular verticale, masculine plural verticaux, feminine plural verticales)
Further reading
- “vertical” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Ladin
Etymology
From Late Latin verticālis.
Adjective
vertical m (feminine singular verticala, masculine plural verticai, feminine plural verticales)
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin verticālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bertiˈkal/, [bert̪iˈkal]
Antonyms
Derived terms
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