vertical

UK/ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl//ˈvɝ.tɪ.kəl/

vertical adjective: standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; parallel to the local direction of gravity; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.

Adjective

vertical (comparative more vertical, superlative most vertical)

Standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; parallel to the local direction of gravity; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.
- vertical lines
- The Zebra moray is chocolate black with vertical white stripes.2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, page 72
Synonyms:

sheer, up-and-down, apeak
In a two-dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system, describing the axis y oriented normal (perpendicular, at right angles) to the horizontal axis x.
In a three-dimensional co-ordinate system, describing the axis z oriented normal (perpendicular, orthogonal) to the basic plane xy.
Of or pertaining to vertical markets.
(wine tasting) Involving different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery.
Of an interval: having the two notes sound simultaneously.

Synonyms:

harmonic

Antonyms:

horizontal

Noun

vertical (plural verticals)

A vertex or zenith.
A vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicular.
An individual slat in a set of vertical blinds.
A vertical component of a structure.
A vertical market.
- We offer specialised accounting software targeting various verticals.
- As Barclay Capital's Douglas Anmuth wrote in a report on Friday morning, Google's "core search growth" is slowing, so there may now be a "greater urgency in pursuing specific verticals". So, what other specialised areas could Google target?2010 July 5, Joseph Tartakoff, “What search verticals will Google target next?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
A command structure for exertion of political power.
- Russian opposition outlet Vazhnye Istorii reported on August 19 that Russian President Vladimir Putin's reaction to the "Kursk situation" has exposed certain shifts within the Kremlin's power vertical, many of which have been underway over the last several months ... Russian investigative...2024 August 19, Christina Harward, Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, Davit Gasparyan, Karolina Hird, George Barros, “Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 19, 2024”, in Ukraine Project, The...
A segment in a news publication that contains in-depth pieces focused on a specific topic.
- Near-synonym: column
Synonyms:

column

vertical meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

vertical in Hindi

being perpendicular to horizontal: लंबवत् lambvat, ऊर्ध्वाधर ūrdhvādhar

vertical in Tamil

செங்குத்து, நிலைக்குத்து, நெடுக்கை, நேரான, செங்குத்தான, உச்சியிலுள்ள

vertical in Marathi

अनुलंब

vertical in Urdu

being perpendicular to horizontal: عمودی 'umūdī

More languagesFewer languages

vertical in Bengali: খাড়া khaṛa
vertical in Telugu: నిలువు niluvu
vertical in Malayalam: കുത്തനെ
vertical in Kannada: ನೆಟ್ಟಗೆ, ಕುತ್ತ, ಲಂಬವಾದ, ನೆಟ್ಟಗೆ ನಿಂತಿರುವ
vertical in Punjabi: ਲੰਬਕਾਰੀ, ਵਰਟੀਕਲ
vertical in Gujarati: વર્ટિકલ
vertical in Odia: ଭର୍ଟିକାଲ, ଭର୍ଟିକାଲ୍, ଉଲ୍ଲମ୍ବ
vertical in Assamese: থিয় thio
vertical in Nepali: ऊर्ध्वाधर
vertical in Tagalog: tayo
vertical in Arabic: عَمُودِيّ ʕamūdiyy, رَأْسِيّ raʔsiyy
vertical in Malay: mencancang, menegak, vertikal
vertical in Persian: ایستاده istâde, عمودی 'amudi, راست râst, قائم qâ'em
vertical in Thai: ตั้งฉาก tângchàk, ตั้งตรง tângtrōng, ตรงดิ่ง trōngdìng

Examples of vertical in a sentence

He ratted a vertical line on his face with a pocket knife.
A windmill transmits motion to the ground level via a vertical driveshaft, which operates a water pump.
The flag of France has three vertical stripes.

All 40 example sentences with vertical

Synonyms of vertical

Antonyms

horizontal

All synonyms and antonyms of vertical

Forms of vertical

Adjective
comparative	more vertical
superlative	most vertical
alternative poetic	vertic
Noun
plural	verticals

Origin of vertical

Borrowed from Middle French vertical, from Late Latin verticālis.

Words formed from vertical

Words that rhyme with vertical

adverticle

Questions about vertical

What does vertical mean?: Vertical means standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; parallel to the local direction of gravity; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.
What is vertical in Hindi?: Vertical in Hindi is लंबवत् (lambvat), ऊर्ध्वाधर (ūrdhvādhar). See Vertical meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is vertical?: Vertical can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce vertical?: Vertical is pronounced /ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/ (UK).

Words near vertical in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: vertical (page history and authors); vertical (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); vertical (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); నిలువు (Telugu) (page history and authors); vertical (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); vertical (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); vertical (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); vertical (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); vertical (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); vertical (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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