vertical

English

Alternative forms

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.tɪ.kəl/, /ˈvɝ.tə.kəl/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)tɪkəl

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.
    Synonyms: sheer, up-and-down, apeak
    vertical lines
    • 2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, page 72:
      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. (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

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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.
    • 2010 July 5, Joseph Tartakoff, “What search verticals will Google target next?”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian‎[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 October 2026:
      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. (politics) A command structure for exertion of political power.
    • 2024 August 19, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, Davit Gasparyan, Karolina Hird, George Barros, “Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 19, 2024”, in Ukraine Project, The Institute for the Study of War:
      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. (journalism) A segment in a news publication that contains in-depth pieces focused on a specific topic.
    Near-synonym: column

Further reading

  • “vertical”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Asturian

Etymology

From Late Latin verticālis.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

vertical (epicene, plural verticales)

  1. vertical
    Synonym: horizontal

Further reading

  • “vertical”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Late Latin verticālis.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    vertical m or f (masculine and feminine plural verticals)

    1. vertical, upright
      Antonym: horitzontal

    Derived terms

    Noun

    vertical f (plural verticals)

    1. vertical
    2. (sports) vert

    Further reading

    French

    Etymology

      Learned borrowing from Late Latin verticālis.

      Pronunciation

      Adjective

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

      1. vertical
        Coordinate term: horizontal
        barre verticale ― vertical bar

      Derived terms

      Further reading

      Galician

      Etymology

      Etymology tree
      Latin verticis
      Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
      Proto-Indo-European *-is
      Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
      Proto-Italic *-ālis
      Latin -ālis
      Late Latin verticālislbor.
      Galician vertical

        Learned borrowing from Late Latin verticālis.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /beɾtiˈkal/ [beɾ.t̪iˈkɑɫ]
        • Rhymes: -al
        • Hyphenation: ver‧ti‧cal

        Adjective

        vertical m or f (plural verticais)

        1. vertical
          Antonym: horizontal

        Derived terms

        Ladin

        Etymology

        From Late Latin verticālis.

        Adjective

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

        1. vertical

        Piedmontese

        Etymology

        From Late Latin verticālis.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /vɛrtiˈkal/

        Adjective

        vertical

        1. vertical

        Portuguese

        Etymology

        Etymology tree
        Latin verticis
        Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
        Proto-Indo-European *-is
        Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
        Proto-Italic *-ālis
        Latin -ālis
        Late Latin verticālisder.
        Portuguese vertical

          Derived from Late Latin verticālis.

          Pronunciation

           
          • (Brazil) IPA(key): /veʁ.t͡ʃiˈkaw/ [veh.t͡ʃiˈkaʊ̯]
            • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /veɾ.t͡ʃiˈkaw/ [veɾ.t͡ʃiˈkaʊ̯]
            • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /veʁ.t͡ʃiˈkaw/ [veχ.t͡ʃiˈkaʊ̯]
            • (Caipira) IPA(key): /veɻ.t͡ʃiˈkaw/ [veɻ.t͡ʃiˈkaʊ̯]
           
          • (Portugal) IPA(key): /vɨɾ.tiˈkal/ [vɨɾ.tiˈkaɫ]
            • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨɾ.tiˈkal/ [bɨɾ.tiˈkaɫ]
            • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /vɨɾ.tiˈka.li/

          • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
          • Hyphenation: ver‧ti‧cal

          Adjective

          vertical m or f (plural verticais, not comparable)

          1. vertical
            Antonym: horizontal

          Derived terms

          Further reading

          Romanian

          Alternative forms

          Etymology

          Etymology tree
          Latin verticis
          Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
          Proto-Indo-European *-is
          Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
          Proto-Italic *-ālis
          Latin -ālis
          Late Latin verticālislbor.
          French verticalbor.
          Romanian vertical

            Borrowed from French vertical.

            Pronunciation

            • IPA(key): /vertiˈkal/
            • Rhymes: -al
            • Hyphenation: ver‧ti‧cal

            Adjective

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

            1. vertical

            Declension

            Declension of vertical
            singular plural
            masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
            nominative-
            accusative             		indefinite vertical verticală verticali verticale
            definite verticalul verticala verticalii verticalele
            genitive-
            dative             		indefinite vertical verticale verticali verticale
            definite verticalului verticalei verticalilor verticalelor

            Spanish

            Etymology

            Etymology tree
            Latin verticis
            Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
            Proto-Indo-European *-is
            Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
            Proto-Italic *-ālis
            Latin -ālis
            Late Latin verticālislbor.
            Spanish vertical

              Learned borrowing 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)

              Noun

              vertical f (plural verticales)

              1. handstand

              Antonyms

              Derived terms

              Further reading

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