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Vertical

noun
/ˈvɜːtɪkəl/
Word Frequency: 27.7

Definitions

1.nounA vertex or zenith.
2.nounA vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicular.
3.nounAn individual slat in a set of vertical blinds.
4.nounA vertical component of a structure.
5.nounA vertical market.
"We offer specialised accounting software targeting various verticals."
6.adjectiveStanding, pointing, or moving straight up or down; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.
7.adjectiveIn a two-dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system, describing the axis y oriented normal (perpendicular, at right angles) to the horizontal axis x.
8.adjectiveIn a three-dimensional co-ordinate system, describing the axis z oriented normal (perpendicular, orthogonal) to the basic plane xy.
9.adjectiveOf or pertaining to vertical markets.
10.adjective(wine tasting) Involving different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery.
11.adjectiveOf an interval: having the two notes sound simultaneously.

Synonyms

harmonicperpendicularplumbuprightstand-upstandingstraightrearingerecterectilepassantrampant

Antonyms

horizontal
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