vertical
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• adjective
Positioned at a right angle to a horizontal plane; standing or pointing straight up and down.
"The climbers scaled the steep, nearly vertical rock face before sunset."
Relating to or involving different levels of a hierarchy, or encompassing all stages of production and distribution within a single industry.
"The corporation pursued vertical integration by acquiring both its raw material suppliers and its retail outlets."
• noun
A vertical line, plane, direction, or structural member.
"The surveyor used a plumb line to check that the wall did not deviate from the true vertical."
A specialized market sector or industry niche in which vendors offer goods and services tailored to a specific group of customers.
"The software firm is expanding its cloud services into the healthcare and financial verticals."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-16th century from Middle French vertical or directly from Late Latin verticalis ('overhead'), derived from Latin vertex ('highest point, summit, whirlpool'), from the verb vertere ('to turn').