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How to pronounce vertical
Say it like this: /ˈvɝ.tɪ.kəl/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does vertical mean?
adjStanding, pointing, or moving straight up or down; parallel to the local direction of gravity; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.
“The Zebra moray is chocolate black with vertical white stripes.”
In a two-dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system, describing the axis y oriented normal (perpendicular, at right angles) to the horizontal axis x.
In a three-dimensional co-ordinate system, describing the axis z oriented normal (perpendicular, orthogonal) to the basic plane xy.
nounA vertex or zenith.
A vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicular.
An individual slat in a set of vertical blinds.
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