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August 30, 2017 Word of the Day

vertical /ˈvɚtɪkəl/ adjective
vertical
/ˈvɚtɪkəl/
adjective
The shirt has white vertical stripes.
The shirt has white vertical stripes.
Definition of VERTICAL

1 : positioned up and down rather than from side to side : going straight up

  • a vertical line

  • a shirt with vertical stripes

  • the vertical axis of a graph

  • vertical cliffs

2 : having a structure in which there are top, middle, and bottom levels

  • a vertical social order

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