vertical

/หˆvษtษชkษ™l/

IPA: /V ER1 T IH0 K AH0 L/

noun
  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.

    โ€œWe offer specialised accounting software targeting various verticals.โ€

adjective
  1. 1

    Standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.

  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

    (wine tasting) Involving different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery.

  6. 6

    Of an interval: having the two notes sound simultaneously.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vertical