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Vertical

//ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    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"

  2. 2
    In a two-dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system, describing the axis y oriented normal (perpendicular, at right angles) to the horizontal axis x.
  3. 3
    In a three-dimensional co-ordinate system, describing the axis z oriented normal (perpendicular, orthogonal) to the basic plane xy.
  4. 4
    Of or pertaining to vertical markets.
  5. 5
    Involving different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery.
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  1. 6
    Of an interval: having the two notes sound simultaneously.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group) wordnet
  2. 2
    at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line wordnet
  3. 3
    upright in position or posture wordnet
  4. 4
    relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A vertex or zenith.
  2. 2
    a vertical structural member as a post or stake wordnet
  3. 3
    A vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicular.
  4. 4
    something that is oriented vertically wordnet
  5. 5
    An individual slat in a set of vertical blinds.
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  1. 6
    A vertical component of a structure.
  2. 7
    A vertical market.

    "We offer specialised accounting software targeting various verticals."

  3. 8
    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 journalist Andrei Soldatov noted that the FSB has generally shifted its mandate away from controlling Russian oligarchs and towards controlling Russia’s military and Russia’s military-industrial complex as well as countering "saboteurs and terrorists," and Vazhnye Istorii reported that several long-time Russian economic oligarchs are also gradually losing their influence within the Kremlin's wider power vertical ... ISW has reported at length on Putin's efforts to maintain a core cadre of loyal siloviki (Russian strongmen with political influence) within the Russian power vertical, particularly since the risks to Putin's regime first introduced by the Wagner Group's armed rebellion in June 2023."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French vertical, from Late Latin verticālis.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle French vertical, from Late Latin verticālis.

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