Vertical

Quick meaning: Vertical is an adjective meaning In a three-dimensional co-ordinate system, describing the axis z oriented normal (perpendicular, orthogonal) to the basic plane xy.

Meaning

In a three-dimensional co-ordinate system, describing the axis z oriented normal (perpendicular, orthogonal) to the basic plane xy.

More Meanings

1. (marketing) Of or pertaining to vertical markets.
2. (wine tasting) Involving different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery.
3. (music) Of an interval: having the two notes sound simultaneously.
4. A vertex or zenith.
5. A vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicular.
6. 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.
7. In a two-dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system, describing the axis y oriented normal (perpendicular, at right angles) to the horizontal axis x.

Example Sentences

vertical lines

The Zebra moray is chocolate black with vertical white stripes.

We offer specialised accounting software targeting various verticals.

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?

Word Forms

• vertic
• verticals

Synonyms for vertical

Depending on context, synonyms include sheer, up-and-down, harmonic, erect, upright, plumb.

Antonyms for vertical

Common opposites include horizontal, inclined.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include perpendicular, plumb, upright, stand-up, standing, straight.

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