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  • 41vertical — [16] Latin vertex originally meant ‘whirl’ (it was derived from vertere ‘turn’, source also of English verse, version, etc, and was itself borrowed into English in the 16th century). It came to be applied metaphorically to the ‘spiral of hair on… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 42vertical*/ — [ˈvɜːtɪk(ə)l] adj standing, pointing, or moving straight up vertical lines[/ex] The cliff face is almost vertical.[/ex] vertically [ˈvɜːtɪkli] adv …

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  • 43vertical — {{#}}{{LM SynV40775}}{{〓}} {{CLAVE V39783}}{{\}}{{CLAVE}}{{/}}{{\}}SINÓNIMOS Y ANTÓNIMOS:{{/}} {{[}}vertical{{]}} {{《}}▍ adj.{{》}} = erguido • derecho • enhiesto • enderezado • erecto (form.) ≠ horizontal {{#}}{{LM V39783}}{{〓}}… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 44vertical — [16] Latin vertex originally meant ‘whirl’ (it was derived from vertere ‘turn’, source also of English verse, version, etc, and was itself borrowed into English in the 16th century). It came to be applied metaphorically to the ‘spiral of hair on… …

    Word origins

  • 45vertical — 1. noun /ˈvɜːtɪkəl,ˈvɝtɪkəl/ a) A vertex or zenith b) A vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicular 2. adjective /ˈvɜːtɪkəl,ˈvɝtɪkəl/ a …

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  • 46vertical — adj. Vertical is used with these nouns: ↑arrow, ↑axis, ↑beam, ↑cliff, ↑dimension, ↑direction, ↑dive, ↑drop, ↑fold, ↑incision, ↑line, ↑perspective, ↑ …

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  • 47vertical — Synonyms and related words: abrupt, acmatic, apical, arrowlike, azimuth circle, bluff, bold, bolt upright, breakneck, capital, chief, consummate, dead straight, direct, downright, erect, even, flat, head, headlong, headmost, highest, horizontal,… …

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  • 48vertical — (adj) (Intermedio) se refiere a lo que forma ángulo recto con una línea horizontal Ejemplos: ¿Sabes cómo escribir textos de forma vertical en el ordenador? Ahora vais a dibujar dos rectas verticales paralelas. Sinónimos: derecho, recto, rígido,… …

    Español Extremo Basic and Intermediate

  • 49vertical — adjective 1》 at right angles to a horizontal plane; having the top directly above the bottom. 2》 involving or passing through all the different levels of a hierarchy or progression. 3》 Anatomy relating to the crown of the head. 4》 archaic at the… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 50vertical — adjective workers enter through a vertical shaft Syn: upright, erect, perpendicular, plumb, straight up and down, on end, standing, upstanding, bolt upright Ant: horizontal …

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