Meaning

6 senses
  1. 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

    vertikal, senkrecht

    вертика́льныйvertikálʹnyj, отве́сныйotvésnyj

    вертика́льнийvertykálʹnyj, прямови́снийprjamovýsnyj, дозе́мнийdozémnyj

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

  3. In a three-dimensional co-ordinate system, describing the axis z oriented normal (perpendicular, orthogonal) to the basic plane xy.

  4. Of or pertaining to vertical markets.

  5. Involving different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery.

  6. Of an interval: having the two notes sound simultaneously.

More definitions
  • of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group)
  • at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
  • relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution
  • upright in position or posture

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.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
being perpendicular to horizontal:
Русский
By meaning 1
being perpendicular to horizontal:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
being perpendicular to horizontal:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French vertical, from Late Latin verticālis.

Borrowed from Middle French vertical, from Late Latin verticālis.

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