verticality
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6.5
- noun
- /ˌvɜːrtɪˈkælɪti/
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verticalidad
- The verticality of the trees in the forest creates an impressive canopy overhead.
Cats are programmed to go up in the world to look at all of the verticality that the world has to offer.
- Cats are programmed to go up in the world to look at all of the verticality that the world has to offer.
- We would do the straight up, like we would practice the straight up of verticality at the basket.
Examples
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Power distance shares some attributes with verticality (Triandis, 1995).
Academic text (2001) -
It's also about the fact that cats need verticality in their life.
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Cats are programmed to go up in the world to look at all of the verticality that the world has to offer.
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"When you lose the game in L.A. and come to New York you admire the city's verticality."
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Coustou's figure conveys a marked sense of verticality and stability that recalls the Doryphoros and its Roman derivations.
Academic text (1994) -
The chair and couch allude to artist and model, and the contrast of the stiff verticality of the chair and the full, fleshy horizontality of the couch intimates the gender difference between them.
Academic text (2007) -
As Ni's conception grew more subtle, however, he stretched the format to take advantage of the verticality of the hanging scroll, moving the empty portion from a drifting zone at the top to a taut field (representing water) at the picture's very heart.
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The architect designed the building to emphasize its verticality, creating a stunning skyline.
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Mark the location of the wall, ensuring its verticality with a level tool.
Synonyms
A state of being upright at right angles to the ground
The state of being upright in position or posture
A straight, vertical position of the body or an object
Two lines or surfaces meet at a right angle
A very steep slope or cliff that is almost vertical
How Vertical
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6.5
- Specialized
5
6.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Verticality comes from vertical meaning 'upright' or 'up and down' and the ending -ity meaning 'the state of'. So verticality is the 'state of being upright', which is why we use it for tall buildings, columns, or trees that make you look up.