vertical
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈvɜrtɪkəl/
- Jargon
:
vertical
- When assembling the bookshelf, ensure that each vertical support is straight and level.
- horizontals and verticals
Examples
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And now we're going to have a straight vertical line in this plot.
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You see these little vertical lines near the bottom.
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And this is just the vertical half of the picture.
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So it's like a vertical line basically, which is nice.
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Right here in the middle, you can see two vertical marks left by a finger.
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We can look at the vertical extent of the needle.
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Here is a sheer vertical Cliff, one to two kilometres high.
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But these outer verticals also form part of a frame, which continues in the horizontal at the top.
Academic text (1992) -
His Seagram murals, a series of orange verticals rising up from black, evoke the spare and dignified altars of the ancients.
Academic text (2008) -
The artist drew a bold vertical line down the center of the canvas.
Synonyms
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5.5
A vertical post that supports a fence or other structure
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3.5
A wall or other area that stands straight up from the ground
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.8
A company that owns several production steps from raw materials to selling the product
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3.9
A window covering of long vertical slats that you turn to control light and privacy
- Specialized
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4.5
A corner formed where two straight lines cross that is opposite another and equal
- Specialized
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5.9
Upright part of an airplane tail that helps keep the plane pointing straight during flight
- Specialized
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4.3
A flat upright part on an airplane tail that keeps the plane pointing straight
- Specialized
An imaginary circle in the sky that goes through the point directly above you and down to the horizon
- Specialized
Companies at different stages of making and selling join into one firm
- Specialized
A drawing that shows the inside of a building or machine as if you cut it from top to bottom
- Jargon
A group of workers that includes everyone in one industry no matter their job
A tube wind instrument held vertically with finger holes that you blow into through a whistle mouthpiece
How Vertical
Surface Forms
Morphology
vertical = vertic + al
As a noun referring to a line or member oriented up–down, the meaning is directly related to the adjective 'vertical', but the internal morphemes are not standalone English words, so derivation is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Vertical as a noun comes from the Latin vertex and the root vert-, meaning 'top' or 'to turn'. A vertical is something that points 'toward the top', so it is a part or line that stands straight up and down.