Definitions for vertical

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vertical ver·ti·cal

Spelling: [vur-ti-kuh l]

IPA: /ˈvɜr tɪ kəl/

Vertical is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 423 anagrams from letters in vertical (aceilrtv).

Definitions for vertical

noun

1. something vertical, as a line or plane.
2. a vertical or upright position.
3. a vertical structural member in a truss.

adjective

1. being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
2. of, relating to, or situated at the vertex.
3. of or relating to the cranial vertex.
4. Botany. (of a leaf) having the blade in a perpendicular plane, so that neither of the surfaces can be called upper or lower. being in the same direction as the axis; lengthwise.
5. of, constituting, or resulting in vertical combination.
6. of or relating to a product or service from initial planning to sale.
7. of, relating to, or noting a stratified society, nation, etc.

Origin of vertical

1550-60; Latin verticālis, equivalent to vertic- (stem of vertex) vertex + -ālis -al¹

Examples for vertical

And yet Breitbart decided to commission him, of all available artists, to create the face of its California vertical.

The hybrid aircraft have a vertical takeoff and landing capability.

vertical staving was used to carry the wale around the stern.

This consists of two sections, one horizontal, the other vertical.

They structured themselves not in vertical hierarchies but in networks, each member responding to conditions on the ground.

They had neither water nor provisions, and were exposed to a vertical sun.

About 15th January we crossed the sun, which for a short time was vertical at noon.

Two police assigned to the apartment on a detail were doing a “vertical patrol” up the stairs when the door opened.

The worst form it can have is that of a vertical plane or upright flat, and next to this the worst form is an inclined plane.

There was one very large and easily identifiable piece of debris floating, the vertical stabilizer.