Look up: Vertical

1. vertical
   [adj] - at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line 2. [n] - something that is oriented vertically
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2. Vertical
   Upright. Perpendicular to horizontal. Derives from vertex, meaning the top, as in the vertex of the skull.
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3. Vertical
   The direction of gravity at the point of observation.
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4. Vertical
   Vertical: In anatomy, upright. As opposed to horizontal. For a more complete listing of terms used in medicine for spatial orientation, please see the entry to "Anatomic Orientation Terms".
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5. vertical
   imaginary vertical line at any point in a stream or other body of water extending from the bottom up to the surface Category: The cosmos • call a subset P of the unit square -- if, along with each point P, every point of the vertical segment through that point also belongs to P. Category: Mathematics
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6. Vertical
   Being or situated at right angles to the horizon; upright.
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7. Vertical
   Definition (keystage 2) Straight up and down; like a string with a weight hanging from its end.
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8. Vertical
   Definition (keystage 3) Straight up and down; the way that a pendulum hangs if it is not disturbed.
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9. Vertical
   Ver"ti·cal adjective [ Confer French vertical . See Vertex .] 1. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one. « Charity . . . is the vertical top of all religion.» Jer. Taylor. 2. Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb; as, a v …
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10. Vertical
    Ver"ti·cal noun 1. Vertical position; zenith. [ R.] 2. (Math.) A vertical line, plane, or circle. Prime vertical , Prime vertical dial . See under Prime , adjective
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11. vertical
    1. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one. "Charity . . . Is the vertical top of all religion." (Jer. Taylor) ... 2. Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb; as, a vertical line. ... <astronomy> Vertical angle, an angle measured o …
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12. vertical
    adjective of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group); `vertical social mobility`
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13. vertical
    adjective relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution
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14. vertical
    adjective at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line; `a vertical camera angle`; `the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab`; `measure the perpendicular height`
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15. vertical
    noun something that is oriented vertically
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16. vertical
    noun a vertical structural member as a post or stake; `the ball sailed between the uprights`
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17. Vertical
    An object is in a `vertical` position when it is aligned in an `up-down` direction, roughly speaking perpendicular to the horizon or horizontal plane. In `science`, it can also refer to: *Vertical direction, the direction aligned with the direction of the force of gravity, as materialized with a plumb line In `mathematics`: *Vertical (angles), a pair of angles sharing the same vertex and bounded by the same pair of lines but are opposite to eac...
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18. Vertical
    An object is in a `vertical` position when it is aligned in an `up-down` direction, roughly speaking perpendicular to the horizon or horizontal plane. In `science`, it can also refer to: *Vertical direction, the direction aligned with the direction of the force of gravity, as materialized with a plumb line In `mathematics`: *Vertical (angles), a pair of angles sharing the same vertex and bounded by the same pair of lines but are opposite to eac...
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19. vertical
    (vur´tĭ-kәl) perpendicular to the plane of the horizon. relating to the vertex. spreading from one generation to another; see vertical transmission.
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20. Vertical
    • (n.) A vertical line, plane, or circle. • (a.) Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one. • (n.) Vertical position; zenith. • (a.) Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb; as, a vertical line.Vertical: words in the ...
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