vertical

Adjektiv

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

   The Zebra moray is chocolate black with vertical white stripes.

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.

6. 6

   Of an interval: having the two notes sound simultaneously.

Substantiv

1. 1

   A vertex or zenith.

2. 2

   A vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicular.

3. 3

   An individual slat in a set of vertical blinds.

4. 4

   A vertical component of a structure.

5. 5

   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?

6. 6

   A command structure for exertion of political power.

7. 7

   A segment in a news publication that contains in-depth pieces focused on a specific topic.

   Near-synonym: column

Formen

Plural

verticals

Komparativ

more vertical

Superlativ

most vertical