vertical definition

English vertical definition

Alternative forms

• vertic (poetical)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French vertical, from Late Latin verticālis.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/
• (US) enPR: vûr'tĭkəl, IPA^(key): /ˈvɝ.ɾɪ.kəl/, /ˈvɝ.ɾə.kəl/

• audio (US)

  (file)

Adjective

vertical (comparative more vertical, superlative most vertical)

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

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. (marketing) Of or pertaining to vertical markets.
5. (wine tasting) Involving different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery.
6. (music) Of an interval: having the two notes sound simultaneously.

   Synonym: harmonic

   Antonym: horizontal

Antonyms

• horizontal

Derived terms

Related terms

• vortal

Translations

Noun

vertical (plural verticals)

1. A vertex or zenith.
2. A vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicular.
3. An individual slat in a set of vertical blinds.
4. A vertical component of a structure.
5. (marketing) A vertical market.

   We offer specialised accounting software targeting various verticals.

Further reading

• “vertical”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Asturian vertical definition

Etymology

From Late Latin verticālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beɾtiˈkal/, [beɾ.t̪iˈkal]

Adjective

vertical (epicene, plural verticales)

1. vertical

Antonyms

• horizontal

Catalan vertical definition

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin verticālis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /vəɾ.tiˈkal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /bər.tiˈkal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /veɾ.tiˈkal/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

vertical m or f (masculine and feminine plural verticals)

1. vertical

   Antonym: horitzontal

Derived terms

• verticalment

French vertical definition

Etymology

From Late Latin verticālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛʁ.ti.kal/

• audio

  (file)

• Homophones: verticale, verticales

Adjective

vertical (feminine verticale, masculine plural verticaux, feminine plural verticales)

1. vertical

Derived terms

• barre verticale

Further reading

• “vertical”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician vertical definition

Etymology

From Late Latin verticālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

vertical m or f (plural verticais)

1. vertical

   Antonym: horizontal

Derived terms

• verticalmente

Ladin vertical definition

Etymology

From Late Latin verticālis.

Adjective

vertical m (feminine singular verticala, masculine plural verticai, feminine plural verticales)

1. vertical

Piedmontese vertical definition

Etymology

From Late Latin verticālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛrtiˈkal/

Adjective

vertical

1. vertical

Portuguese vertical definition

Etymology

From Late Latin verticālis.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al, -aw
• Hyphenation: ver‧ti‧cal

Adjective

vertical m or f (plural verticais, not comparable)

1. vertical

   Antonym: horizontal

Derived terms

• verticalmente

Romanian vertical definition

Etymology

Borrowed from French vertical.

Adjective

vertical m or n (feminine singular verticală, masculine plural verticali, feminine and neuter plural verticale)

1. vertical

Declension

Related terms

• verticalitate

Spanish vertical definition

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin verticālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beɾtiˈkal/ [beɾ.t̪iˈkal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ver‧ti‧cal

Adjective

vertical m or f (masculine and feminine plural verticales)

1. vertical
2. portrait (a print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.; in smartphones)

Antonyms

• horizontal

Derived terms

Further reading

• “vertical”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014