vertical
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- vertic (poetical)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle French vertical, from Late Latin verticālis.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/
- (US) enPR: vûr'tĭkəl, IPA(key): /ˈvɝ.ɾɪ.kəl/, /ˈvɝ.ɾə.kəl/
audio (US) (file)
Adjective edit
vertical (comparative more vertical, superlative most vertical)
- 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
- In a two-dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system, describing the axis y oriented normal (perpendicular, at right angles) to the horizontal axis x.
- In a three-dimensional co-ordinate system, describing the axis z oriented normal (perpendicular, orthogonal) to the basic plane xy.
- (marketing) Of or pertaining to vertical markets.
- (wine tasting) Involving different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery.
- (music) Of an interval: having the two notes sound simultaneously.
- Synonym: harmonic
- Antonym: horizontal
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Derived terms edit
- double vertical line
- nonvertical
- postvertical
- subvertical
- vertical angle
- vertical apostrophe
- vertical bar
- vertical blinds
- vertical circle
- vertical deflection
- vertical ellipsis
- vertical escalation
- vertical farming
- vertical flute
- vertical garden
- vertical integration
- vertical interval
- verticalism
- verticalize
- vertical kampong
- vertical kampung
- vertical-lift bridge
- vertical line
- vertical lips
- vertically
- vertical machining center
- vertical market
- vertical mower
- verticalness
- vertical proliferation
- vertical publication
- vertical replenishment
- vertical smile
- vertical stabiliser
- vertical stabilizer
- vertical video
- verticutter
- vertilinear
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Noun edit
vertical (plural verticals)
- A vertex or zenith.
- A vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicular.
- An individual slat in a set of vertical blinds.
- A vertical component of a structure.
- (marketing) A vertical market.
- We offer specialised accounting software targeting various verticals.
- 2010 July 5, Joseph Tartakoff, “What search verticals will Google target next?”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
- As Barclay Capital's Douglas Anmuth wrote in a report on Friday morning, Google's "core search growth" is slowing, so there may now be a "greater urgency in pursuing specific verticals". So, what other specialised areas could Google target?
Further reading edit
- “vertical”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Asturian edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin verticālis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
vertical (epicene, plural verticales)
Antonyms edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Late Latin verticālis.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [bər.tiˈkal]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [vər.tiˈkal]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [veɾ.tiˈkal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Hyphenation: ver‧ti‧cal
Adjective edit
vertical m or f (masculine and feminine plural verticals)
- vertical
- Antonym: horitzontal
Derived terms edit
French edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin verticālis.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /vɛʁ.ti.kal/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -al
- Hyphenation: ver‧ti‧cal
- Homophones: verticale, verticales
Adjective edit
vertical (feminine verticale, masculine plural verticaux, feminine plural verticales)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “vertical”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin verticālis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
vertical m or f (plural verticais)
- vertical
- Antonym: horizontal
Derived terms edit
Ladin edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin verticālis.
Adjective edit
vertical m (feminine singular verticala, masculine plural verticai, feminine plural verticales)
Piedmontese edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin verticālis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
vertical
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin verticālis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
vertical m or f (plural verticais, not comparable)
- vertical
- Antonym: horizontal
Derived terms edit
Romanian edit
Alternative forms edit
- вертикал (vertical) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French vertical.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
vertical m or n (feminine singular verticală, masculine plural verticali, feminine and neuter plural verticale)
Declension edit
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | vertical | verticală | verticali | verticale | ||
definite | verticalul | verticala | verticalii | verticalele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | vertical | verticale | verticali | verticale | ||
definite | verticalului | verticalei | verticalilor | verticalelor |
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Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Late Latin verticālis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
vertical m or f (masculine and feminine plural verticales)
- vertical
- portrait (a print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.; in smartphones)
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “vertical”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014