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vertical

/ˈvɝ.tɪ.kəl/

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What does vertical mean?

adjective

  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.
  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.
More meanings (10)

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to vertical markets.
  2. Involving different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery.
  3. Of an interval: having the two notes sound simultaneously.

noun

  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.
  6. A command structure for exertion of political power.
  7. A segment in a news publication that contains in-depth pieces focused on a specific topic.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈvɝ.tɪ.kəl/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈvɝ.tə.kəl/
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To climb a vertical surface, and to find points of support where hardly a projection was visible, was play to Jean Valjean.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
An 8 horse-power benzine Daimler motor drove a twin-bladed aluminium propeller, and another propeller for vertical movement was provided beneath the car.
George WhaleBritish Airships, Past, Present, and FutureProject Gutenberg ebook #762
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When this has been done, he pointed out, nothing is left with which to combat the upward vertical thrusts of the air.
Frederick Arthur Ambrose TalbotAeroplanes and Dirigibles of WarProject Gutenberg ebook #793
Even during the calm it was not so hot as I have often felt it in England—and that, under a vertical sun.
Lucie, Lady Duff GordonLetters from the CapeProject Gutenberg ebook #886
Hinged to the rear central strut of the rear rudder is a vertical rudder 2 feet high by 3 feet in length.
William J. (William James) Jackman; Octave Chanute; Thomas Herbert RussellFlying Machines: Construction and Operation A Practical Book Which Shows, in Illustrations, Working Plans and Text, How to Build and Navigate the Modern AirshipProject Gutenberg ebook #907