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Definition of Vertical
Vertical

Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one.

Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb; as, a vertical line.

Vertical position; zenith.

A vertical line, plane, or circle.

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Vertical Quotations

When I came from horizontal vertical straight all old stuff then suddenly I go also again in curved lines. And there I submit to changes in the intensity of my hand leading a tool, you see.
Josef Albers

Emphasis was usually put on the horizontal acceleration factor, for the simple reason that ordinary structures have a built-in safety factor for the vertical component; that is, gravity.
Charles Francis Richter

The timelessness of a concept has to be woven into the running warp of dying time, vertical power has to be wedded to the horizontal earth.
Ella Maillart

With respect to the FBI, they had problems communicating in a vertical way, within the FBI itself, so that information of importance could get pushed up to those who were decision-makers.
Richard Ben-Veniste

In the 1950s, I proposed the survivor method of determining the efficient sizes of enterprises, and worked on delivered price systems, vertical integration, and similar topics.
George Stigler

Vertical Translations

vertical in Dutch is rechtopstaand, verticaal
vertical in French is vertical
vertical in German is senkrecht, stehend
vertical in Italian is verticale
vertical in Spanish is vertical, perpendicular
vertical in Swedish is vertikal

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