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Definition of vertical
1a : perpendicular to the plane of the horizon or to a primary axis : uprightb (1) : located at right angles to the plane of a supporting surface (2) : lying in the direction of an axis : lengthwise
2a : situated at the highest point : directly overhead or in the zenithb of an aerial photograph : taken with the camera pointing straight down or nearly so
3a : relating to, involving, or integrating economic activity from basic production to point of sale a vertical monopolyb : of, relating to, or comprising persons of different status the vertical arrangement of society
vertical
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Examples of vertical in a Sentence
a shirt with vertical stripes
the vertical axis of a graph
Recent Examples of vertical from the Web
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A group of dancers performed vertical choreography, hanging from sides of the building, while models walked below in colorful graphic prints and ruffled dresses.
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A 6-10 wingspan and crazy vertical leap of 40.5 inches.
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Time and again, the Brother Rice middle blocker used his 37-inch vertical leap to blitz the net, luring opposing blockers away from intended assignments and opening holes for his teammates to exploit.
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The prototype has four propellers on each of two wings that can rotate to a vertical position for takeoff and landing, like a helicopter, and to a horizontal position for level flight.
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The shows will be produced specifically for Snapchat's vertical format -- or how people would watch on their phones.
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And this has to be viewed not just in its implications for the grocery vertical, but is this amplifying Amazon’s online dominance into the physical retail space?
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A vertical monopoly buys up and down the supply chain—acquiring barges and trains and coal mines—essentially barring other companies from competing with it.
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The vertical design features a spiral staircase that connect all four stories in the home.
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Origin and Etymology of vertical
Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin verticalis, from Latin vertic-, vertex
Synonym Discussion of vertical
VERTICAL Defined for English Language Learners
vertical
playDefinition of vertical for English Language Learners
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: positioned up and down rather than from side to side : going straight up
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: having a structure in which there are top, middle, and bottom levels
VERTICAL Defined for Kids
Definition of vertical for Students
: rising straight up and down from a level surface
vertically
adverbDefinition of vertical for Students
: something (as a line or plane) that rises straight up and down
Medical Dictionary
vertical
playMedical Definition of vertical
: relating to or being transmission (as of a disease) by genetic inheritance or by a congenital or perinatal route vertical transmission of the hepatitis B virus from mother to infant vertical inheritance—compare horizontal 2
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