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Vertically

see synonyms of vertically

Adverb

1. vertically

in a vertical direction

Example Sentences:
'a gallery quite often is added to make use of space vertically as well as horizontally'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Vertically

see synonyms of vertically
adjective
1. 
at right angles to the horizon; perpendicular; upright
a vertical wall
Compare horizontal (sense 1)
2. 
extending in a perpendicular direction
3. 
at or in the vertex or zenith; directly overhead
4. economics
of or relating to associated or consecutive, though not identical, stages of industrial activity
vertical integration
vertical amalgamation
5. 
of or relating to the vertex
6. anatomy
of, relating to, or situated at the top of the head (vertex)
noun
7. 
a vertical plane, position, or line
8. 
a vertical post, pillar, or other structural member

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Vertically

see synonyms of vertically
adjective
1. 
of, at, or in the vertex or zenith
2. 
a. 
perpendicular, or at a right angle, to the plane of the horizon; upright, straight up or down, etc.
b. 
at a right angle to the plane of the supporting surface
3. 
at, or made up of elements at, different levels, as of industrial production and distribution or of social status
4.  Anatomy and Zoology
of the vertex of the head
5.  Biology
in the direction in which the axis lies; lengthwise
noun
6. 
a vertical line, plane, circle, etc.
7. 
upright position

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Vertically

see synonyms of vertically
adj.
1. Being or situated at right angles to the horizon; upright.
2. Situated at the vertex or highest point; directly overhead.
3. Anatomy Of or relating to the vertex of the head.
4. Business
a. Relating to or involving all stages from production to sale: vertical integration.
b. Of or relating to a business model that offers a specific product or service to a specific customer base rather than offering a wide range of products or services in a wider market.
5. Relating to or composed of elements at different levels, as of society.
6. Medicine Of or relating to transmission of a disease or condition from parent to offspring, either through genetic inheritance or through circumstances occurring between conception and birth.
n.
1. Something vertical, as a line, plane, or circle.
2. A vertical position.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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