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vertical

adjective

ver·​ti·​cal ˈvər-ti-kəl How to pronounce vertical (audio)
1
a
: perpendicular to the plane of the horizon or to a primary axis : upright
b(1)
: located at right angles to the plane of a supporting surface
(2)
: lying in the direction of an axis : lengthwise
2
a
: situated at the highest point : directly overhead or in the zenith
b
of an aerial photograph : taken with the camera pointing straight down or nearly so
3
a
: relating to, involving, or integrating economic activity from basic production to point of sale
a vertical monopoly
b
: of, relating to, or comprising persons of different status
the vertical arrangement of society
4
medical : relating to or being transmission (as of a disease) by genetic inheritance or by a congenital or perinatal route
vertical inheritance
… decreasing the rate of vertical transmission of HIV to the fetus by two-thirds, so that the numbers of children with the condition are diminishing. Cynthia B. Cohen
compare horizontal sense 3
vertical noun
verticality
ˌvər-tə-ˈka-lə-tē How to pronounce vertical (audio)
noun
vertically
ˈvər-ti-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce vertical (audio)
adverb
verticalness
ˈvər-ti-kəl-nəs How to pronounce vertical (audio)
noun

Synonyms

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vertical, perpendicular, plumb mean being at right angles to a base line.

vertical suggests a line or direction rising straight upward toward a zenith.

the side of the cliff is almost vertical

perpendicular may stress the straightness of a line making a right angle with any other line, not necessarily a horizontal one.

the parallel bars are perpendicular to the support posts

plumb stresses an exact verticality determined (as with a plumb line) by earth's gravity.

make sure that the wall is plumb

Example Sentences

a shirt with vertical stripes the vertical axis of a graph
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Word History

Etymology

Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin verticalis, from Latin vertic-, vertex

First Known Use

1559, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Time Traveler
The first known use of vertical was in 1559

Phrases Containing vertical

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