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vertical |
Grep of noun vertical vertical vertical angle vertical bank vertical circle vertical combination vertical file vertical fin vertical flute vertical integration vertical section vertical stabilizer vertical surface vertical tail vertical union verticality verticalness Overview of noun vertical The noun vertical has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. vertical -- (something that is oriented vertically) 2. upright, vertical -- (a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights") Overview of adj vertical The adj vertical has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (9) vertical, perpendicular -- (at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line "a vertical camera angle"; "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"; "measure the perpendicular height") 2. erect, vertical, upright -- (upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright") Antonyms of adj vertical 2 senses of vertical Sense 1 vertical (vs. inclined) (vs. horizontal), perpendicular inclined (vs. horizontal) (vs. vertical) => atilt, canted, leaning, tilted, tipped => aslant, aslope, diagonal, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping => bevel, beveled, cant => high-pitched => low-pitched => pitched => salient(predicate) => sidelong => skew, skewed horizontal (vs. vertical) (vs. inclined) => crosswise => flat => level => naiant, swimming Sense 2 erect (vs. unerect), vertical, upright Similarity of adj vertical 2 senses of vertical Sense 1 vertical (vs. inclined) (vs. horizontal), perpendicular => plumb => upended => upright, unsloped Also See-> steep#1; straight#2 Sense 2 erect (vs. unerect), vertical, upright => erectile => fastigiate => orthostatic => passant(predicate) => rampant(predicate), rearing => standing(postnominal) => stand-up => statant(predicate) => straight, unbent, unbowed, upright => straight-backed Attributes of adj vertical 2 senses of vertical Sense 1 vertical (vs. inclined) (vs. horizontal), perpendicular => orientation Sense 2 erect (vs. unerect), vertical, upright => position, posture, attitude Familiarity of adj vertical vertical used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj vertical vertical Overview of noun vertical The noun vertical has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. vertical -- (something that is oriented vertically) 2. upright, vertical -- (a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights") Overview of adj vertical The adj vertical has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (9) vertical, perpendicular -- (at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line "a vertical camera angle"; "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"; "measure the perpendicular height") 2. erect, vertical, upright -- (upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright")
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