vertical
Meaning of vertical
- at right angles to a horizontal plane; in a direction, or having an alignment, such that the top is directly above the bottom.
the vertical axis
keep your back vertical
- involving different levels or stages of a hierarchy or process.
- relating to the crown of the head.
- denoting a point at the zenith or the highest point of something.
- a vertical line or plane.
the columns incline several degrees away from the vertical
- an upright structure.
we remodelled the opening with a simple lintel and unadorned verticals
- the distance between the highest and lowest points of a ski area.
the resort claims a vertical of 2,100 metres
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘directly overhead’): from French, or from late Latin verticalis, from vertex (see vertex).
Information about vertical
- The plural form of vertical is: verticals.
- Languages in which vertical is used:
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Catalan
GalicianHyphenation of vertical
ver-ti-cal
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- vertical is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
vertical synonyms
Meaning perpendicular:
Meaning consolidation:
Meaning erect:
Meaning upright:
Meaning (of a jump or a start in a running race) performed from rest or an upright position, without a run-up or the use of starting blocks:
Meaning standing up; erect:
Meaning set or turned on its end or upside down:
Meaning (especially of a cliff or wall) perpendicular or nearly so:
Meaning (of a slope, flight of stairs, or angle) rising or falling sharply; almost perpendicular:
Meaning (of an object) having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something:
Meaning dangerously high or steep:
Meaning an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or is going to do something:
Meaning extremely high or steep:
Meaning (of an animal) represented standing on one hind foot with its forefeet in the air (typically in profile, facing the dexter side, with right hind foot and tail raised):
Meaning cut or erode (a slope or hillside) so that it becomes steep, perpendicular, or precipitous:
vertical antonyms
Meaning parallel to the plane of the horizon; at right angles to the vertical:
Meaning having a level surface; without raised areas or indentations:
Translation of vertical
- French: vertical, verticale, perpendiculaire
- German: vertikal, senkrecht, lotrecht
- Spanish: vertical, perpendicular
- Italian: perpendicolare, verticale
- Portuguese: perpendicular
Anagrams of vertical
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