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[vur-ti-kuhl]

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adjective

being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.

of, pertaining to, or situated at the vertex.

of or pertaining to the cranial vertex.

Botany.

(of a leaf) having the blade in a perpendicular plane, so that neither of the surfaces can be called upper or lower.

being in the same direction as the axis; lengthwise.

of, constituting, or resulting in vertical combination.

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of or pertaining to a product or service from initial planning to sale.

of, pertaining to, or noting a stratified society, nation, etc.

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noun

something vertical, as a line or plane.

a vertical or upright position.

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a vertical structural member in a truss.

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Origin:
1550–60; < Latin verticālis, equivalent to vertic- (stem of vertex) vertex + -ālis -al¹

Related forms

ver·ti·cal·i·ty, ver·ti·cal·ness, ver·ti·cal·ism, noun

ver·ti·cal·ly, adverb

non·ver·ti·cal, adjective

non·ver·ti·cal·ly, adverb

non·ver·ti·cal·ness, noun

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non·ver·ti·cal·i·ty, noun

sub·ver·ti·cal, adjective

sub·ver·ti·cal·ly, adverb

sub·ver·ti·cal·ness, noun

un·ver·ti·cal, adjective

un·ver·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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Synonyms
1. See upright.

Antonyms
1. horizontal.

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The vertical cables on the bridge will be replaced over the next four years, as part of the bridge's restoration.

In spatial terms, it stood at the apex of a vertical axis.

The debate on vertical versus horizontal integration is somewhat ideological.

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The vertical cables on the bridge will be replaced over the next four years, as part of the bridge's restoration.

In spatial terms, it stood at the apex of a vertical axis.

The debate on vertical versus horizontal integration is somewhat ideological.

Tornadoes are vertical funnels of rapidly spinning air.

The spacing of the vertical posts also decreases from the center outward.

Vertical grooves indicate where a platform once rose.

California was built on a small hillside lot which made for a challenging vertical floor plan.

The wiggle trace measures the vertical movement the seismometer experiences from the seismic waves.

Manganiello neither cleans nor repairs half-inch blinds, vertical blinds or wooden blinds.

Ditto for some of the vertical/near vertical position mice.

These diffuse the light over vertical sheets of polyester that form the platform on which the algae grow.

Another consideration is creating a vertical farm design that would be economically viable.

The vehicle was then erected into the vertical position and suspended over the pad with the use of four support arms.

Laborers pushed vertical winches to propel elevators that carried animal cages up to the arena.

See how to make your own vertical succulent garden more.

But plants for this vertical landscape must be chosen with care.

We are finishing plans for a vertical access wind turbine on campus.

Vertical integration is one of the entertainment industry's obsessions.

Place the barrel between the two vertical supports of the frame.

To do the experiment, you don't need to know which orientation of your polarizer is horizontal and which vertical.

Add to this the almost vertical body, with tail extended in line, and glorious blue legs and feet.

Lightbody uses the vertical surfaces for displaying collectibles.

Consisting of a anchor atop two horizontal ships wheels, all connected by vertical poles.

On the vertical axis, list the tasks that need to be performed.

Theoretical models that incorporate vertical specialisation find that it takes off only when tariffs fall below a threshold level.

As warm air close to the ground rises, plumes of cooler air fall to replace it, creating vertical circulation.

Hence, vertical evolution invoked in the descent of man is not scientifically supportable.

Since both vertical and horizontal pieces run around the perimeter of the lattice, the frame can be simply attached.

The point is that the vertical component of the thrust must equal the vertical component of the gravitational force.

There are some things it would be easier to grade with a vertical split.

One way to eliminate fee for service is vertical integration.

We descend at the back of the crack, looking out at a vertical seam of blue sky.

Not since the age of dinosaurs has the world known a roach with a vertical leap.

Calamagrostis x acutiflora has a vertical growth habit and showy seed heads.

As the slider slides, the acceleration in the vertical direction is zero.

Vertical integration ensures supply and quality, but leads companies into non-core areas better done by others.

Vertical pupils identify a seseke, or leaf-tailed gecko, as a nocturnal creature.

First, it shows that the horizontal and vertical motion in projectile motion are independent.

For engineering reasons turbines must be mounted on vertical poles, regardless of the slope of the landscape.

On plants trained to stakes, keep one vertical leader.

Or rather, it's a rather good animation of the plane's vertical take-off and landing skills.

All lines were straightened, so that the map consists entirely of horizontal, vertical or diagonal lines.

Slip the dowel through the vertical and into the hole in the box-frame side, then mark and cut the dowel to be flush.

If it is floating, then the net forces in the vertical direction must add up to zero.

But where vertical social housing replaced slums, poverty has been fossilised.

The light-colored, discontinuous vertical streaks are sand-filled burrows.

First there were green roofs, then green walls and now the vertical garden is going without soil.

Inventing a new architecture:Four architects describe their designs for the vertical farms of the future,.

The rising desert heat pushes them into vertical towers until they.

Two vertical banks of transmitter/receivers pivot in tandem, each emitting a wave front that penetrates clothing and.

By staggering these, the vertical strength of the dome would be as great as if the dome had interior vertical beams.

These included: gathering the necessary tools, establishing a vertical line as a.

He argues that no force other than the rebound from an impact could have produced this kind of vertical uplift so quickly.

Typically seen in polar regions, the vertical columns of light have been.

The squiggly line along the top indicates temperature and the vertical lines along the lower part of the chart indicate depth.

Here is a plot of the vertical position of the two water drops as a function of time.

Mark these and connect them with a single vertical line.

The act specified light, timber-framed structures with brick infillings between the vertical beams and studs.

My grandfather's apparatus averaged the earth's field to zero by slowly rotating the seedlings in the vertical plane.

Its only sources of heat are a small radiator and two vertical steam pipes, one in the kitchen and the other.

Deans rely on blunt vertical power to get things done.

These tethers allow the arachnids to scale vertical surfaces.

Much of the regulation would be convection due to vertical movement of water vapor, hence more wetness in some places.

Most important is that it have a strong vertical line.

The clean, moist air then continues its journey until it encounters a series of vertical condensing pipes.

It's an explorer's dream, where each vertical move into a cave opening is a step into the unknown.

It can also be built semi vertical so as to save land space.

For caged plants, train three or four vertical leaders.

The lecturer thought the vertical position is as senseless as a locomotive riding on its hind wheels.

As usual with the onset of summer, the high country was in vertical flood.

It appears that geckos take this approach when climbing a vertical surface.

Vertical garden walls are still on the ascendancy, some for indoor use.

After shutting down the boost stage, the reusable launch vehicle will return to earth and make a vertical landing.

These are the large, vertical posts at the top and bottom of the staircse.

He slowly scans the impossibly vertical slope opposite the river.

It's a vertical growing technique that yields more food, in less space, with less water.

For strength, reinforce the corners of the box with vertical posts.

If you can't tell from my image, in this representation the curved cylindrical mirror is a series of vertical plane mirrors.

When the magnet swings from vertical to horizontal, indicating a response, mark the spot with a pencil.

Another archaeologist vacuumed sediment from the site by fanning sand into the mouth of a nearly vertical suction pipe.

The researchers propose that a player needs to keep two angles in mind: the vertical elevation of the ball and the angle.

For added drama, vertical indentations were painted hunter green and purple.

Here is a linear fit of the vertical position data of the watermelon right before it hits.

While both officers were veterans of vertical patrols, the rooftops of the housing project can be perilous.

One possibility advanced by the authors is leakage from the vertical well casings.

Carl planted in vertical layers around the perimeter, relying on leaf color and texture rather than on flowers for interest.

The vertical acceleration during the free fall is constant-ish.

It is a large drawing of a body, with a vertical array of smaller men inside it.

And, because they're tall, for counterbalance they especially need vertical plants.

If you're splitting spreads into one-page vertical columns, you might have as many as four.

Not only is it able to climb a vertical wall, it can even manage one with an overhang.

Henry used bamboo for vertical slats, which he lashed together.

Here is a plot of the vertical position of the bullet as a function of time, shot straight up.

Bear in mind the vertical axis is on a logarithmic scale, so every vertical unit indicates an order of magnitude drop in cost.

The elegant vertical lines of the cabinetry visually heighten this chef-worthy space, which includes black granite counters.

Here is a plot of the vertical motion of the first jumper.

And third, there is a lift system for adding vertical sections, meaning that the crane can be raised in place as the building.

We are two small vertical smudges on a white horizontal moonscape.

The sum of the forces in the vertical direction must be zero at equilibrium.

To develop a more prostrate form, cut vertical stems back to the plant's main stem.

Sikorsky used a single three-bladed main rotor and a two-bladed vertical rotor on the tail to offset torque.

Climbing roses grow on vertical surfaces or freestanding supports.

Now those are extras offered as a separate vertical for an extra fee.

Transmission electron micrograph of a vertical section of the beetle's shell.

After finding food, scout bees returning to the hive dance on the vertical walls of the honeycomb.

The game was groundbreaking despite its aesthetic simplicity: two paddles, a square ball and a vertical line.

Home button to see a list of running apps, there's now a separate icon for displaying a vertical menu of apps.

The bumpers are connected through a long vertical structure that travels the length of the car through the interior.

The second floor acts as a sleeping loft which allows us to utilize vertical space for increased living area.

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World English Dictionary

vertical (ˈvɜːtɪk^əl)

—*adj*
1.	Compare horizontal at right angles to the horizon; perpendicular; upright: a vertical wall
2.	extending in a perpendicular direction
3.	at or in the vertex or zenith; directly overhead
4.	economics of or relating to associated or consecutive, though not identical, stages of industrial activity: vertical integration; vertical amalgamation
5.	of or relating to the vertex
6.	anatomy of, relating to, or situated at the top of the head (vertex)

—n
7.	a vertical plane, position, or line
8.	a vertical post, pillar, or other structural member

[C16: from Late Latin verticālis, from Latin vertex]

verticality

—n

'vertically

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

vertical

1559, "of or at the vertex, directly overhead," from M.Fr. vertical (1545), from L.L. verticalis "overhead," from L. vertex (gen. verticis) "highest point" (see vertex). Meaning "straight up and down" is first recorded 1704.

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Medical Dictionary

vertical ver·ti·cal (vûr'tĭ-kəl)
adj.

Of or relating to the vertex of the head.
Being or situated at right angles to the horizon; upright.

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