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   vertical

   /ˈvəːtɪkl/

   adjective

   • 1. at right angles to a horizontal plane; in a direction, or having an alignment, such that the top is directly above the bottom: "the vertical axis"
   • 2. involving different levels or stages of a hierarchy or process.
   • ▪ involving all the stages from the production to the sale of a class of goods: "we need more vertical cooperation between manufacturers and service providers"
   • ▪ (especially of the transmission of disease or genetic traits) passed from one generation to the next: "vertical transmission of the virus"
   • 3. relating to the crown of the head.
   • 4. denoting a point at the zenith or the highest point of something. archaic

   noun

   • 1. a vertical line or plane: "the columns incline several degrees away from the vertical"
   • 2. an upright structure: "we remodelled the opening with a simple lintel and unadorned verticals"
   • 3. the distance between the highest and lowest points of a ski area: "the resort claims a vertical of 2,100 metres"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘directly overhead’): from French, or from late Latin verticalis, from vertex (see vertex).

   Derivatives

   • 1. verticality noun

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   • 1. Something vertical, as a line, plane, or circle. 2. A vertical position. [Late Latin verticālis, overhead, from Latin vertex, vertic-, highest point; see vertex .] ver′ti·cal′i·ty (-kăl′ĭ-tē), ver′ti·cal·ness (-kəl-nĭs) n. These adjectives mean being at or approximately at right angles to the horizon or to level ground.

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   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. The walls of your house — unless there's some terrible problem — are vertical.