ˌvərˈtisəd.ē noun
( -es )
Etymology: New Latin verticitat-, verticitas, from Latin vertic-, vertex highest point, peak + -itat-, -itas -ity — more at vertex
: a tendency (as shown by a magnetized needle) to turn toward a magnetic pole
the old window stanchions had become magnetic, proving, as he thinks, that iron acquires verticity — Walter Pater