vertical

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

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.
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. In a three-dimensional co-ordinate system, describing the axis z oriented normal (perpendicular, orthogonal) to the basic plane xy.
4. Of or pertaining to vertical markets.
5. Involving different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery.
6. Of an interval: having the two notes sound simultaneously.

Noun

1. A vertex or zenith.
2. A vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicular.
3. An individual slat in a set of vertical blinds.
4. A vertical component of a structure.
5. A vertical market.
6. A command structure for exertion of political power.

Concepts

vertical

perpendiculaire

verticale

droit

aplomb

direct

longueur

hauteur

à plomb

axe vertical

Opposé de

horizontal

Synonymes

upright

perpendicular

erect

plumb

sheer

straight

steep

longitudinal

tall

standing

normal

direct

stand up

vert

vertical circle

vertical line

stand erect

straight up

rise perpendicularly

portrait style

plumbness

azimuth circle

be elongated

be oval

very straight

scarping

heightwise

downright

elongated

frame

height

just

long

on end

oval

picture

plump

precipitous

Traductions

senkrecht

verticale

vertical

vertikal

verticaal

vertical

κάθετος

rechtopstaand

loodrecht

dikey

düşey

perpendicolare

عمودي

κατακόρυφος

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from Middle French vertical, from Late Latin verticālis.