Meaning

7 senses
  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. A vertical market.

    We offer specialised accounting software targeting various verticals.

    a vertical structural member as a post or stake

  6. A command structure for exertion of political power.

  7. A segment in a news publication that contains in-depth pieces focused on a specific topic.

    Near-synonym: column

Examples

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  1. He drew some vertical lines on the paper.

    ruОн нарисовал на листе бумаги несколько вертикальных линий.

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  2. The cliff is almost vertical.

    ruСкала почти отвесная.

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  3. That pole is not quite vertical.

    deDieser Pfahl steht nicht ganz senkrecht.

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  4. Ziri needs to keep the battery vertical.

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  5. "Keep away from the vertical cliff!" she shouted.

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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French vertical, from Late Latin verticālis.

Borrowed from Middle French vertical, from Late Latin verticālis.

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Forms

plural: verticals

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a vertical structural member as a post or stake:upright

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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