vertical
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- vertic (poetical)
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Middle French vertical, from Late Latin verticālis.
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɜːtɪkəl/
- (US) enPR: vûr'tĭkəl, IPA(key): /ˈvɝtɪkəl/
audio (US) (file)
AdjectiveEdit
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
AntonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
- double vertical line
- nonvertical
- postvertical
- subvertical
- vertical bar
- vertical blinds
- vertical circle
- vertical deflection
- vertical ellipsis
- vertical farming
- vertical flute
- vertical integration
- vertical interval
- verticalism
- verticalize
- vertical kampong
- vertical-lift bridge
- vertical line
- vertical lips
- vertically
- vertical market
- vertical mower
- verticalness
- vertical publication
- vertical smile
- vertical stabiliser
- vertical stabilizer
- verticutter
- vertilinear
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
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NounEdit
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.
Further readingEdit
- vertical at OneLook Dictionary Search
AsturianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Late Latin verticālis.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
vertical (epicene, plural verticales)
AntonymsEdit
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Late Latin verticālis.
PronunciationEdit
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /vəɾ.tiˈkal/
- (Central) IPA(key): /bər.tiˈkal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /veɾ.tiˈkal/
- Rhymes: -al
AdjectiveEdit
vertical m or f (masculine and feminine plural verticals)
- vertical
- Antonym: horitzontal
Derived termsEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Late Latin verticālis.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /vɛʁ.ti.kal/
audio (file) - Homophones: verticale, verticales
AdjectiveEdit
vertical (feminine verticale, masculine plural verticaux, feminine plural verticales)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “vertical”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
GalicianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Late Latin verticālis.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
vertical m or f (plural verticais)
AntonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
LadinEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Late Latin verticālis.
AdjectiveEdit
vertical m (feminine singular verticala, masculine plural verticai, feminine plural verticales)
PiedmonteseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Late Latin verticālis.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
vertical
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Late Latin verticālis.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
vertical m or f (plural verticais, not comparable)
- vertical
- Antonym: horizontal
Derived termsEdit
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French vertical.
AdjectiveEdit
vertical m or n (feminine singular verticală, masculine plural verticali, feminine and neuter plural verticale)
DeclensionEdit
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 |
Related termsEdit
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Late Latin verticālis.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
vertical (plural verticales)
- vertical
- portrait (a print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.; in smartphones)
AntonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “vertical”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014