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   Ver·ti·cal

   /ˈvərdək(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. at right angles to a horizontal plane; in a direction, or having an alignment, such that the top is directly above the bottom: "the vertical axis"
   • 2. involving different levels of a hierarchy or progression.
   • ▪ involving all the stages from the production to the sale of a class of goods: "we need more vertical cooperation between manufacturers and service providers"
   • ▪ (especially of the transmission of disease or genetic traits) passed from one generation to the next: "vertical transmission of the virus"
   • 3. relating to the crown of the head.
   • 4. denoting a point at the zenith or the highest point of something. archaic

   noun

   • 1. a vertical line or plane: "the columns incline several degrees away from the vertical"
   • 2. an upright structure: "we remodeled the opening with a simple lintel and unadorned verticals"
   • 3. the distance between the highest and lowest points of a ski area: "the resort claims a vertical of 2,100 meters"
   • 4. short for vertical tasting

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘directly overhead’): from French, or from late Latin verticalis, from vertex (see vertex).

   Derivatives

   • 1. verticality noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • V

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   • E

     1

   • R

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   • T

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   • I

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   • C

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   • A

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   • L

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