vertical

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun something that is oriented vertically
  2. noun a vertical structural member as a post or stake
  3. adjective at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French vertical, from Late Latin verticālis.

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