vertical
Standing at attention
Vertical means oriented up and down, perpendicular to the horizon.
A vertical line runs from top to bottom; a vertical surface like a cliff face rises straight up.
In business, vertical describes integration along a supply chain: vertical monopoly, vertical integration.
A vertical or vertical market is an industry sector with specialized needs.
The noun names a vertical line or position: The post was slightly off vertical.
Vertical structural element
- pillarUpright architectural support
- postVertical structural beam
- perpendicularAt right angles
- erectVertical in position
orthogonal · plumbline · stanchion · baluster · banister · obelisk · monolith · totem
Very tall urban building
- towerTall slender edifice
- highriseMultistory urban building
- cityscapeView of urban architecture
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
roofline · landmark · spire · antenna · steeple · chimney · turret · minaret
Exactly vertical or true
- levelHorizontal or uniform position
- perpendicularAt right angles
- squareRhombus with right angles
- trueAccurate or loyal
straightedge · calibrate · gauge · measure · precision · accuracy · carpenter · surveyor
Measured height above reference
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- peakUtmost height attained
- plateauFlat highland area
- mesaFlat-topped steep-sided elevation
ridge · escarpment · precipice · pinnacle · mountain · butte · tor · cliff
At greater height
- belowAt a lower position
- upwardToward a higher position
- downwardToward a lower position
- topUppermost part or surface
bottom · high · low · over · under · ascending · descending · up
Move upward
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- ropeThick twisted fibers
- carabinerSpring-gated metal link
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
belay · pitch · lead · overhang · crux · anchor · chimney · bouldering
Corporate combination
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
- supply-chainProduction-to-consumer pathway
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- ownershipLegal right of possession
conglomerate · acquisition · control · upstream · downstream · production · distribution · manufacturing
column
Vertical structural element
- pillarUpright architectural support
- postVertical structural beam
- perpendicularAt right angles
erect · orthogonal · plumbline · stanchion · baluster · banister · obelisk · monolith · totem · stele
skyscraper
Very tall urban building
silhouette · roofline · landmark · spire · antenna · steeple · chimney · turret · minaret · pagoda
plumb
Exactly vertical or true
- levelHorizontal or uniform position
- perpendicularAt right angles
- squareRhombus with right angles
true · straightedge · calibrate · gauge · measure · precision · accuracy · carpenter · surveyor · plumb-bob
altitude
Measured height above reference
mesa · ridge · escarpment · precipice · pinnacle · mountain · butte · tor · cliff · bluff
above
At greater height
top · bottom · high · low · over · under · ascending · descending · up · down
ascend
Move upward
harness · belay · pitch · lead · overhang · crux · anchor · chimney · bouldering · rappel
merger
Corporate combination
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
- supply-chainProduction-to-consumer pathway
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
ownership · conglomerate · acquisition · control · upstream · downstream · production · distribution · manufacturing · retail
- word searchhorizontal, diagonal, circling, circle, highlight
- compositionbalance, symmetry, asymmetry, proportion, layout
- linesstraight line, line, dotted line, dashed line, solid line
- anatomy termsanterior, posterior, dorsal, ventral, medial
- angle termsacute, obtuse, right, straight, reflex
- art formatsportrait, landscape, square, panorama, tondo
verticalhorizontal
Parallel to the horizon
lateral · flat · peer-to-peer · decentralized · cross-functional
- vertical videosRecordings taller than wide
- vertical takeoffAscent without forward motion
- vertical flightAscent or descent directly upward
- vertical lineStraight mark, floor to ceiling
- vertical leapMaximum upward jump distance
- vertical liftRaising something straight up
vertically, vertices, verticality, verticals, vertical gardens, vertical farming, vertical garden, vertical lines, vertical line