Definition of Vertecal
Ver"ti*cal (?), a. [Cf. F. vertical.
See Vertex.]
1. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the
vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith;
perpendicularly above one.
Charity . . . is the vertical top of all
religion. Jer. Taylor.
2. Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon;
upright; plumb; as, a vertical line.
Vertical angle (Astron. & Geod.), an angle
measured on a vertical circle, called an angle of elevation, or
altitude, when reckoned from the horizon upward, and of
depression when downward below the horizon. -- Vertical
anthers (Bot.), such anthers as stand erect at the top
of the filaments. -- Vertical circle
(Astron.), an azimuth circle. See under Azimuth. --
Vertical drill, an drill. See under
Upright. -- Vertical fire (Mil.),
the fire, as of mortars, at high angles of elevation. --
Vertical leaves (Bot.), leaves which present
their edges to the earth and the sky, and their faces to the horizon, as in
the Australian species of Eucalyptus. -- Vertical
limb, a graduated arc attached to an instrument, as a
theodolite, for measuring vertical angles. -- Vertical
line. (a) (Dialing) A line
perpendicular to the horizon. (b) (Conic
Sections) A right line drawn on the vertical plane, and passing
through the vertex of the cone. (c) (Surv.)
The direction of a plumb line; a line normal to the surface of still
water. (d) (Geom., Drawing, etc.) A line
parallel to the sides of a page or sheet, in distinction from a
horizontal line parallel to the top or bottom. --
Vertical plane. (a) (Conic
Sections) A plane passing through the vertex of a cone, and through
its axis. (b) (Projections) Any plane which
passes through a vertical line. (c) (Persp.)
The plane passing through the point of sight, and perpendicular to the
ground plane, and also to the picture. -- Vertical
sash, a sash sliding up and down. Cf. French sash,
under 3d Sash. -- Vertical steam engine,
a steam engine having the crank shaft vertically above or below a
vertical cylinder.
Ver"ti*cal, n. 1.
Vertical position; zenith. [R.]
2. (Math.) A vertical line, plane, or
circle.
Prime vertical, Prime vertical dial.
See under Prime, a.
Ver"ti*cal (?), a. [Cf. F. vertical.
See Vertex.]
1. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the
vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith;
perpendicularly above one.
Charity . . . is the vertical top of all
religion. Jer. Taylor.
2. Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon;
upright; plumb; as, a vertical line.
Vertical angle (Astron. & Geod.), an angle
measured on a vertical circle, called an angle of elevation, or
altitude, when reckoned from the horizon upward, and of
depression when downward below the horizon. -- Vertical
anthers (Bot.), such anthers as stand erect at the top
of the filaments. -- Vertical circle
(Astron.), an azimuth circle. See under Azimuth. --
Vertical drill, an drill. See under
Upright. -- Vertical fire (Mil.),
the fire, as of mortars, at high angles of elevation. --
Vertical leaves (Bot.), leaves which present
their edges to the earth and the sky, and their faces to the horizon, as in
the Australian species of Eucalyptus. -- Vertical
limb, a graduated arc attached to an instrument, as a
theodolite, for measuring vertical angles. -- Vertical
line. (a) (Dialing) A line
perpendicular to the horizon. (b) (Conic
Sections) A right line drawn on the vertical plane, and passing
through the vertex of the cone. (c) (Surv.)
The direction of a plumb line; a line normal to the surface of still
water. (d) (Geom., Drawing, etc.) A line
parallel to the sides of a page or sheet, in distinction from a
horizontal line parallel to the top or bottom. --
Vertical plane. (a) (Conic
Sections) A plane passing through the vertex of a cone, and through
its axis. (b) (Projections) Any plane which
passes through a vertical line. (c) (Persp.)
The plane passing through the point of sight, and perpendicular to the
ground plane, and also to the picture. -- Vertical
sash, a sash sliding up and down. Cf. French sash,
under 3d Sash. -- Vertical steam engine,
a steam engine having the crank shaft vertically above or below a
vertical cylinder.
Ver"ti*cal, n. 1.
Vertical position; zenith. [R.]
2. (Math.) A vertical line, plane, or
circle.
Prime vertical, Prime vertical dial.
See under Prime, a.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The set of directions that are perpendicular with the surface of the Earth.
French
- vertical
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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