vertical — meaning in English
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English meaning
- perpendicular adjective Meeting another line or surface at a right angle (90 degrees).
- sheer adjective Thin enough to see through.
- vertical adj Standing straight up, at a right angle to the ground or to a horizontal line.
Senses
vertical is used for these senses in English:
- perpendicular (geometry) At or forming a right angle (to something).
- sheer Very steep; almost vertical or perpendicular.
- vertical 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.
perpendicular — full definition
- adjective Meeting another line or surface at a right angle (90 degrees).
- adjective Standing straight up; exactly vertical.
- noun A line or plane set at a right angle to another.
sheer — full definition
- adjective Thin enough to see through.
- adjective Complete or absolute, used for emphasis.
- adjective Very steep, almost straight up and down.