vertical

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

1. something that is oriented vertically
• Hypernyms:
orientation
2. a vertical structural member as a post or stake
- the ball sailed between the uprights
• Syn:
upright
• Hypernyms:
structural member
• Hyponyms:
column, pillar, jamb, post, scantling,
stud, shaft, scape, stile
• Part Holonyms:
goalpost

II - adjective

1. at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line (Freq. 9)
- a vertical camera angle
- the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab
- measure the perpendicular height
• Syn:
perpendicular
• Ant:
inclined, horizontal
• Similar to:
plumb, upended, upright, unsloped
• See Also:
steep, straight
• Derivationally related forms:
perpendicularity (for: perpendicular), verticalness, verticality
• Attrubites:
orientation
2. relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution
• Pertains to noun:
vertical integration
• Derivationally related forms:
vertical integration
3. 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
• Syn:
erect, upright
• Ant:
unerect (for: erect)
• Similar to:
erectile, fastigiate, orthostatic, passant, rampant,
rearing, semi-climbing, semi-erect, semi-upright, standing, stand-up,
statant, straight, unbent, unbowed
• Derivationally related forms:
uprightness (for: upright), verticalness, erectness (for: erect)
• Attrubites:
position, posture, attitude
4. of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group)
- vertical social mobility
• Similar to:
hierarchical, hierarchal, hierarchic

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  erect, upright, perpendicular
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  unerect, inclined, horizontal