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
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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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The first-stage booster flown Saturday afternoon was brand new, and as is now the custom, returned to Cape Canaveral following liftoff for a successful vertical touchdown.
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Using technology, vertical farming uses empty spaces in the city to grow food with LED lights and water distribution.
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Her Carrollton area shotgun home is a mere 950 square feet but has the storage capacity of a much larger home thanks to clever use of vertical space and smart storage solutions.
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Pet blogs for Huntsman spider owners recommend keeping the arachnids in terrariums with cork bark and rocks and providing them with enough vertical space on which to climb.
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Here’s what Quintana’s year-by-year average vertical fastball location looks like.
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Take vertical farming at Farmshelf, a business that grows plants and produce without any soil.
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Kentucky freshman Hamidou Diallo, an ultra-athletic 6-foot-5, 180-pound shooting guard from New York, dazzled scouts at the recent NBA Combine by skying 44.5 inches in the vertical jump.
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The front is defined by Hyundai’s signature hexagonal grille featuring modern lighting signatures, with available HID headlights with Dynamic Bending Lights and unique vertical LED daytime running lights, firsts for Elantra.
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Origin and Etymology of vertical
Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin verticalis, from Latin vertic-, vertex
First Known Use: 1559
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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