vertical

  • 31vertical — I UK [ˈvɜː(r)tɪk(ə)l] / US [ˈvɜrtɪk(ə)l] adjective ** 1) standing, pointing, or moving straight up. Something that is horizontal is parallel to the ground or its base vertical lines The pilots were being trained in vertical take off. 2) business… …

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  • 32vertical — /ˈvɜtɪkəl / (say vertikuhl) 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. Botany a. (of a leaf) having the blade in a perpendicular plane …

  • 33vertical — verticality, verticalness, verticalism, n. vertically, adv. /verr ti keuhl/, adj. 1. being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb. 2. of, pertaining to, or situated at the vertex. 3. of or pertaining… …

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  • 34vertical — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Perpendicular to the earth s surface Nouns 1. vertical, perpendicular, upright; verticality, plumbness, aplomb, perpendicularity, orthogonality, elevation, erection; right angle, normal, azimuth circle;… …

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  • 35vertical — ver|ti|cal1 [ vɜrtıkl ] adjective ** 1. ) standing, pointing, or moving straight up. Something that is horizontal is parallel to the ground or its base: vertical lines The pilots were being trained in vertical take off. 2. ) BUSINESS involving… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 36vertical — ver•ti•cal [[t]ˈvɜr tɪ kəl[/t]] adj. 1) being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb 2) of, pertaining to, or situated at the vertex 3) Bot. bot being in the same direction as the axis; lengthwise 4)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 37vertical —    The direction going straight up and down; the opposite of (or perpendicular to) horizontal. Any orientation neither vertical nor horizontal is diagonal. A vertical sculpture is taller than it is wide. Portraits are conventionally vertical in… …

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  • 38VERTICAL — ALE. adj. T. de Mathém. Perpendiculaire au plan de l horizon. Ligne verticale. Les cercles verticaux. Cadran vertical. Plan vertical …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 39vertical — 1. Relating to the vertex, or crown of the head. 2. Perpendicular. 3. Denoting any plane or line that passes longitudinally through the body in the anatomic position. SYN: verticalis [TA]. * * * ver·ti·cal vərt i kəl adj relating to or being …

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  • 40vertical — adj m y f y s f (Geom) Que sus puntos o partes forman una línea ascendente perpendicular al plano del horizonte: eje vertical, posición vertical …

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