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Definition of Vertical

1. Adjective. At right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line. "Measure the perpendicular height"

2. Noun. Something that is oriented vertically.

3. Adjective. Relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution.

4. Noun. A vertical structural member as a post or stake. "The ball sailed between the uprights"

5. Adjective. Upright in position or posture. "He sat bolt upright"

6. Adjective. Of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group). "Vertical social mobility"

Definition of Vertical

1. a. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one.

2. n. Vertical position; zenith.

3. a. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one.

4. n. Vertical position; zenith.

Definition of Vertical

1. Noun. A vertex or zenith. ¹

2. Noun. A vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicular. ¹

3. Noun. An individual slat in a set of vertical blinds. ¹

4. Noun. A vertical component of a structure. ¹

5. Adjective. Along the direction of a plumbline or along a straight line that includes the center of the Earth. ¹

6. Adjective. In a two dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system, describing the axis oriented normal (perpendicular, at right angles) to the horizontal axis. ¹

7. Adjective. (marketing) Of or pertaining to vertical markets. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Vertical

1. something that is vertical (extending up and down) [n -S]

Medical Definition of Vertical

1. 1. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one. "Charity . . . Is the vertical top of all religion." (Jer. Taylor) 2. Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb; as, a vertical line. Vertical angle, an angle measured on a vertical circle, called an angle of elevation, or altitude, when reckoned from the horizon upward, and of depression when downward below the horizon. Vertical anthers The plane passing through the point of sight, and perpendicular to the ground plane, and also to the picture. Vertical sash, a sash sliding up and down. Cf. French sash, under 3d Sash. Vertical steam engine, a steam engine having the crank shaft vertically above or below a vertical cylinder. Origin: Cf. F. Vertical. See Vertex. 1. Vertical position; zenith. 2. A vertical line, plane, or circle. Prime vertical, Prime vertical dial. See Prime. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Vertical

vertebrosacral vertebrosternal vertebrosternal ribs vertebræ verted verteporfin vertex cordis vertex corneae vertex cover vertex of cornea

vertex presentation vertexes vertexing vertexless vertical (current term) vertical angle vertical axis vertical bank vertical bar vertical bars

vertical blinds vertical circle vertical combination vertical dimension vertical displacement event vertical elastic vertical ellipses vertical ellipsis

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