vertical, perpendicular, plumb mean being at right angles to a base line. vertical suggests a line or direction rising straight upward toward a zenith. perpendicular may stress the straightness of a line …

Plot distance on the vertical Y-axis against time on the horizontal X-axis. This vertical section of the soil shows four basic soil layers. In a two-stage operation, the steel structure will be raised to the vertical. …

Medicine Of or relating to transmission of a disease or condition from parent to offspring, either through genetic inheritance or through circumstances occurring between conception and birth. n. 1. …

The architect designs buildings with strong verticals [=vertical parts] and horizontals. The cliff rose vertically to the sky.

Economics of, constituting, or resulting in vertical combination. Business of or pertaining to a product or service from initial planning to sale. n. something vertical, as a line or plane. a vertical or upright …

Definition of vertical adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Something that is vertical stands or points straight up. The climber inched up a vertical wall of rock. Cut each bulb in half vertically. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © …

Wertical is a journal daily reporting from the world of art (news, exhibitions, screenings, readings). Once a year, Wertical publishes an eponymous book presenting twelve interviews with “Headful Creators,” …

Vertical describes something that rises straight up from a horizontal line or plane. A telephone pole or a tree can usually be described as vertical in relation to the ground.

6 days ago · Borrowed from Middle French vertical, from Late Latin verticālis. The Zebra moray is chocolate black with vertical white stripes. In a two-dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system, …