transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvər-ti-kəl ]
adjective
Etymology: Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin verticalis, from Latin vertic-, vertex
Date: 1559
1.
a. : situated at the highest point : directly overhead or in the zenith
b. of an aerial photograph : taken with the camera pointing straight down or nearly so
2.
a. : perpendicular to the plane of the horizon or to a primary axis : upright
b.
(1) : located at right angles to the plane of a supporting surface
(2) : lying in the direction of an axis : lengthwise
3.
a. : relating to, involving, or integrating economic activity from basic production to point of sale
a vertical monopoly
b. : of, relating to, or comprising persons of different status
the vertical arrangement of society
• vertical noun
• ver·ti·cal·i·ty ˌvər-tə-ˈka-lə-tē noun
• ver·ti·cal·ly ˈvər-ti-k(ə-)lē adverb
• ver·ti·cal·ness -kəl-nəs noun
Synonyms:
vertical , perpendicular , plumb mean being at right angles to a base line. vertical suggests a line or direction rising straight upward toward a zenith
the side of the cliff is almost vertical
perpendicular may stress the straightness of a line making a right angle with any other line, not necessarily a horizontal one
the parallel bars are perpendicular to the support posts
plumb stresses an exact verticality determined (as with a plumb line) by earth's gravity
make sure that the wall is plumb