vertical
IPA: vˈɝtɪkʌɫ
noun
- A vertex or zenith.
- A vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicular.
- An individual slat in a set of vertical blinds.
- A vertical component of a structure.
- (marketing) A vertical market.
adjective
- 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.
- In a two-dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system, describing the axis y oriented normal (perpendicular, at right angles) to the horizontal axis x.
- In a three-dimensional co-ordinate system, describing the axis z oriented normal (perpendicular, orthogonal) to the basic plane xy.
- (marketing) Of or pertaining to vertical markets.
- (wine tasting) Involving different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery.
- (music) Of an interval: having the two notes sound simultaneously.
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Examples of "vertical" in Sentences
- The battens provide vertical scale.
- The sides of the tunnel are vertical.
- The content is the same as the vertical box.
- The top part of the tower is standing vertically.
- But the scale on the vertical axis is in Trillions.
- The magnified shapes appear periodically along the vertical axis.
- Its axis of symmetry is vertical and the concavity faces downwards.
- The parabola's axis of symmetry is vertical and the concavity faces upwards.
- The pivot axis is vertical and aligned with the cutting edge of the slit blade.
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