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The meaning of VERTICAL is perpendicular to the plane of the horizon or to a primary axis : upright. How to use vertical in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Vertical.
Vertical describes something that rises straight up from a horizontal line or plane. A telephone pole or a tree can usually be described as vertical in relation to the ground. The walls of your house — unless there's some terrible problem — are vertical.
noun. something vertical, as a line or plane. a vertical or upright position. a vertical structural member in a truss. vertical. / ˌvɜːtɪˈkælɪtɪ; ˈvɜːtɪkəl / adjective. at right angles to the horizon; perpendicular; upright Compare horizontal. a vertical wall. extending in a perpendicular direction. at or in the vertex or zenith; directly overhead.
VERTICAL meaning: 1. standing or pointing straight up or at an angle of 90° to a horizontal surface or line: 2. a…. Learn more.
1. Something vertical, as a line, plane, or circle. 2. A vertical position. [Late Latin verticālis, overhead, from Latin vertex, vertic-, highest point; see vertex.] ver′ti·cal′i·ty (-kăl′ĭ-tē), ver′ti·cal·ness (-kəl-nĭs) n. ver′ti·cal·ly adv. Synonyms: vertical, upright, perpendicular, plumb.
The vertical is the direction that points straight up, at an angle of 90 degrees to a flat surface.
VERTICAL meaning: 1 : positioned up and down rather than from side to side going straight up; 2 : having a structure in which there are top, middle, and bottom levels.
