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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ver•ti•cal /ˈvɜrtɪkəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. upright;
    pointing straight up from the ground.
  2. Economicsvery steep:a vertical cliff.
ver•ti•cal•ly, adv. See -vert-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ver•ti•cal  (vûr′ti kəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon;
    upright;
    plumb.
  2. of, pertaining to, or situated at the vertex.
  3. Anatomyof or pertaining to the cranial vertex.
  4. [Bot.]
    • Botany(of a leaf ) having the blade in a perpendicular plane, so that neither of the surfaces can be called upper or lower.
    • Botanybeing in the same direction as the axis;
      lengthwise.
  5. Economicsof, constituting, or resulting in vertical combination.
  6. Businessof or pertaining to a product or service from initial planning to sale.
  7. of, pertaining to, or noting a stratified society, nation, etc.

n. 
  1. something vertical, as a line or plane.
  2. a vertical or upright position.
  3. a vertical structural member in a truss.
  • Latin verticālis, equivalent. to vertic- (stem of vertex) vertex + -ālis -al1
  • 1550–60
ver′ti•cal′i•ty, ver′ti•cal•ness, ver′ti•cal•ism, n. 
ver′ti•cal•ly, adv. 
    1. See upright. 
    1. horizontal.
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