vertical

C1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈvɝ.tɪ.kəl/ UK /ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #10906

Meanings

1

adj
Pointing or going straight up and down; at right angles to the ground.

The cliff rose in a sheer vertical wall above the sea.
2

adj
Involving different levels in a hierarchy, such as ranks, classes, or stages.

The company encourages vertical mobility, so hard workers can rise quickly.
3

noun
An upright post, bar, or structural member.

The fence is held up by a row of wooden verticals.
4

noun
A specific industry or market that a product or service is aimed at.

We sell accounting software tailored to several different verticals.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · pointing or going straight... perpendicular uprightup-and-down

3 noun · an upright post, bar, or... upright

Opposites

horizontal

Word family

Forms verticals

Derived forms nonverticalpostverticalsubverticalverticalismverticalizeverticallyverticalnessverticuttervertilinearvortal

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Phrases (1)

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vertical integration
business ownership or control of several successive stages of producing and selling a product

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French vertical, from Late Latin verticālis.

*wert- Proto-Indo-European verticālis la-lat

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Topics

Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives

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# vertical

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈvɝ.tɪ.kəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/
**Frequency rank:** 10906

## Meanings
1. Pointing or going straight up and down; at right angles to the ground.
2. Involving different levels in a hierarchy, such as ranks, classes, or stages.
3. An upright post, bar, or structural member.
4. A specific industry or market that a product or service is aimed at.

## Examples
- The cliff rose in a sheer vertical wall above the sea.
- The company encourages vertical mobility, so hard workers can rise quickly.
- The fence is held up by a row of wooden verticals.
- We sell accounting software tailored to several different verticals.

## Antonyms
- horizontal

## Derived Forms
- nonvertical
- postvertical
- subvertical
- verticalism
- verticalize
- vertically
- verticalness
- verticutter
- vertilinear
- vortal

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *wert-
- Root: verticālis

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French vertical, from Late Latin verticālis.

## AI Etymology
Vertical is borrowed from Middle French vertical, from Late Latin verticālis. Important historical forms include Proto-Indo-European *wert-, and Late Latin verticālis. In present-day use, it can mean pointing or going straight up and down; at right angles to the ground, or involving different levels in a hierarchy, such as ranks, classes, or stages. Derived formations include nonvertical, postvertical, subvertical, verticalism, verticalize.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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