Vertical

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Being or situated at right angles to the horizon; upright.
  • adj. Situated at the vertex or highest point; directly overhead.
  • adj. Anatomy Of or relating to the vertex of the head.
  • adj. Economics Relating to or involving all stages from production to sale: vertical integration.
  • adj. Relating to or composed of elements at different levels, as of society.
  • n. Something vertical, as a line, plane, or circle.
  • n. A vertical position.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A vertex or zenith.
  • n. A vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicular.
  • n. An individual slat in a set of vertical blinds.
  • n. A vertical component of a structure.
  • adj. Along the direction of a plumbline or along a straight line that includes the center of the Earth.
  • adj. In a two dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system, describing the axis oriented normal (perpendicular, at right angles) to the horizontal axis.
  • adj. Of or pertaining to vertical markets.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one.
  • adj. Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
  • n. Vertical position; zenith.
  • n. A vertical line, plane, or circle.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or relating to the vertex; situated at the vertex, apex, or highest point; placed in the zenith, or point in the heavens directly overhead; figuratively, occupying the highest place.
  • Specifically, being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
  • In medicine, of or relating to the vertex, or crown of the head.
  • In zoology and anatomy: Pertaining to or placed on the vertex, or crown of the head; sincipital; coronal: as, vertical stemmata of an insect; vertical eyes of a fish; the vertical crest of some birds is horizontal when not erected.
  • Placed or directed upward or downward; upright or downright; being at right angles with an (actual or assumed) horizon.
  • See circle.
  • In conic sections, a plane passing through the vertex of a cone and through its axis.
  • In perspective, a plane perpendicular to the geometrical plane, passing through the eye, and cutting the perspective plane at right angles.
  • n. A vertical circle, plane, or line.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. something that is oriented vertically
  • adj. upright in position or posture
  • n. a vertical structural member as a post or stake
  • adj. relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution
  • adj. of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group)
  • adj. at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
  • Equivalent
    stand-up    passant    semi-climbing    unbent    erectile    semi-erect    unbowed    rampant    semi-upright    orthostatic   
    Antonym
    horizontal    prostrate    inclined   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    upright    plumb    zenith    perpendicular    aplomb    downright   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    horizontal    lateral    upper    perpendicular    narrow    forward    continuous    linear    jagged    single