vertical

• vertic (poetical)

Borrowed from Middle French vertical, from Late Latin verticālis.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈvɜːtɪkəl/
• (US) enPR: vûr'tĭkəl, IPA^(key): /ˈvɝtɪkəl/

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vertical (comparative more vertical, superlative most vertical)

1. 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.

   vertical lines

2. In a two-dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system, describing the axis y oriented normal (perpendicular, at right angles) to the horizontal axis x.
3. In a three-dimensional co-ordinate system, describing the axis z oriented normal (perpendicular, orthogonal) to the basic plane xy.
4. (marketing) Of or pertaining to vertical markets.
5. (wine tasting) Involving different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery.
6. (music) Of an interval: having the two notes sound simultaneously.

   Synonym: harmonic

   Antonym: horizontal

• horizontal

• vortal

vertical (plural verticals)

1. A vertex or zenith.
2. A vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicular.
3. An individual slat in a set of vertical blinds.
4. A vertical component of a structure.
5. (marketing) A vertical market.

   We offer specialised accounting software targeting various verticals.

• vertical at OneLook Dictionary Search

From Late Latin verticālis.

• IPA^(key): /beɾtiˈkal/, [beɾ.t̪iˈkal]

vertical (epicene, plural verticales)

1. vertical

• horizontal

From Late Latin verticālis.

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /vəɾ.tiˈkal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /bər.tiˈkal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /veɾ.tiˈkal/
• Rhymes: -al

vertical (masculine and feminine plural verticals)

1. vertical

• horitzontal

• verticalment

From Late Latin verticālis.

• IPA^(key): /vɛʁ.ti.kal/

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• Homophones: verticale, verticales

vertical (feminine verticale, masculine plural verticaux, feminine plural verticales)

1. vertical

• barre verticale

• “vertical”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

From Late Latin verticālis.

vertical m or f (plural verticais)

1. vertical

• horizontal

• verticalmente

From Late Latin verticālis.

vertical m (feminine singular verticala, masculine plural verticai, feminine plural verticales)

1. vertical

From Late Latin verticālis.

• IPA^(key): /vɛrtiˈkal/

vertical

1. vertical

From Late Latin verticālis.

• Rhymes: -al, -aw
• Hyphenation: ver‧ti‧cal

vertical m or f (plural verticais, not comparable)

1. vertical

   Antonym: horizontal

• verticalmente

From French vertical.

vertical m or n (feminine singular verticală, masculine plural verticali, feminine and neuter plural verticale)

1. vertical

• verticalitate

From Late Latin verticālis.

• IPA^(key): /beɾtiˈkal/ [beɾ.t̪iˈkal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ver‧ti‧cal

vertical (plural verticales)

1. vertical
2. portrait (a print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.; in smartphones)

• horizontal

• “vertical”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014