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

35 sentences
  1. He drew some vertical lines on the paper.

    ruОн нарисовал на листе бумаги несколько вертикальных линий. — marafon

  2. The cliff is almost vertical.

    ruСкала почти отвесная. — odexed

  3. That pole is not quite vertical.

    deDieser Pfahl steht nicht ganz senkrecht. — Tamy

  4. Ziri needs to keep the battery vertical.

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

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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