adj.
- at right angles to a horizontal plane; having the top directly above the bottom.
- involving or passing through all the different levels of a hierarchy or progression.
- Anatomy relating to the crown of the head.
- archaic at the zenith or the highest point.
n.
- a vertical line or plane.
- an upright structure.
Derivative
- verticality n.
- verticalize
or verticalise v. - vertically adv.
Etymology
C16 (in the sense ‘directly overhead’): from Fr., or from late L. verticalis, from vertex (see vertex).
