vertical — English Dictionary

Adjective

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.

   Synonyms

   sheerup-and-downapeak

   Examples

   vertical lines

   The Zebra moray is chocolate black with vertical white stripes.

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. Of or pertaining to vertical markets.

5. Involving different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery.

6. Of an interval: having the two notes sound simultaneously.

   Synonyms

   harmonic

   Antonyms

   horizontal

Noun

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. A vertical market.

   Examples

   We offer specialised accounting software targeting various verticals.

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   As Barclay Capital's Douglas Anmuth wrote in a report on Friday morning, Google's "core search growth" is slowing, so there may now be a "greater urgency in pursuing specific verticals". So, what other specialised areas could Google target?

6. A command structure for exertion of political power.

   Examples

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   Russian opposition outlet Vazhnye Istorii reported on August 19 that Russian President Vladimir Putin's reaction to the "Kursk situation" has exposed certain shifts within the Kremlin's power vertical, many of which have been underway over the last several months ... Russian investigative journalist Andrei Soldatov noted that the FSB has generally shifted its mandate away from controlling Russian oligarchs and towards controlling Russia’s military and Russia’s military-industrial complex as well as countering "saboteurs and terrorists," and Vazhnye Istorii reported that several long-time Russian economic oligarchs are also gradually losing their influence within the Kremlin's wider power vertical ... ISW has reported at length on Putin's efforts to maintain a core cadre of loyal siloviki (Russian strongmen with political influence) within the Russian power vertical, particularly since the risks to Putin's regime first introduced by the Wagner Group's armed rebellion in June 2023.

7. A segment in a news publication that contains in-depth pieces focused on a specific topic.

   Synonyms

   column

   Examples

   Near-synonym: column

Adjective

1. at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line

   Synonyms

   perpendicular

   Antonyms

   inclinedhorizontal

   Examples

   a vertical camera angle

   the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab

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   measure the perpendicular height

2. relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution

3. upright in position or posture

   Synonyms

   erectupright

   Examples

   an erect stature

   erect flower stalks

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   for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression

   a column still vertical amid the ruins

   he sat bolt upright

4. of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group)

   Examples

   vertical social mobility

Noun

1. something that is oriented vertically

   Broader terms

   orientation

2. a vertical structural member as a post or stake

   Synonyms

   upright

   Broader terms

   structural member

   Examples

   the ball sailed between the uprights