Word: Vertical
How to pronounce: ˈvɜːtɪkəl
Adjective
Definitions:
1. At right angles to a horizontal plane; in a direction, or having an alignment, such that the top is directly above the bottom.
Example sentences: "The vertical axis"
2. Involving different levels of a hierarchy or progression.
Example sentences: "The human being possesses levels of reality situated in the vertical hierarchy of body, soul and spirit."
3. Relating to the crown of the head.
Example sentences: "The aberrant vessel can be traced to the middle ear with an apparent absence of the right vertical carotid canal."
4. Denoting a point at the zenith or the highest point of something.
Noun
Definitions:
1. A vertical line or plane.
Example sentences: "The columns incline several degrees away from the vertical"
2. An upright structure.
Example sentences: "We remodeled the opening with a simple lintel and unadorned verticals"
3. The distance between the highest and lowest points of a ski area.
Example sentences: "The resort claims a vertical of 2,100 meters"
4. Short for vertical tasting
Synonyms:
upright
portrait
perpendicular
plumb
standing
vertical line
uprights
upstanding
Antonyms:
horizontal
horizontal plane
Derivations:
vertically
vert
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Vertical in Other Languages...
Spanish: Vertical
German: Vertikal
French: Vertical
Italian: Verticale
Turkish: Dikey
