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01. Fashion experts suggest that wearing clothes with [vertical] stripes makes a woman look thinner.
02. Using the right equipment, an experienced rock climber can climb up a [vertical] rock face.
03. The mountain has a [vertical] height of over 30,000 feet.
04. The [vertical] acceleration of this helicopter is amazing.
05. The ascent up the cliffside was almost [vertical], and posed the greatest challenge of the expedition to the climbers.
06. She was wearing a hot pink blouse with [vertical] stripes of blue and green.
07. I think your article for the school newsletter will look more interesting if you put the information into three [vertical] columns instead of one.
08. The world's longest escalator is in Ocean Park, Hong Kong, China. With a length of 745 feet, the escalator has a [vertical] rise of 377 feet.
09. He jokingly refers to himself as [vertically]-challenged, rather than short.
10. LeCorbusier described Manhattan as that [vertical] city with unimaginable diamonds.
11. When spawning, salmon are capable of [vertical] leaps of more than six feet.
12. The domestic cat is the only species able to hold its tail [vertically] while walking.
13. When a butterfly is at rest, it holds its wings [vertically] above its back, whereas a moth at rest holds its wings flat.
14. The Belgian flag has three [vertical] stripes in black, yellow and red.
15. George Bernard Shaw once suggested that dancing is the [vertical] expression of a horizontal desire legalized by music.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • vertical — vertical, ale, aux [ vɛrtikal, o ] adj. et n. • 1587; point vertical 1545; bas lat. verticalis, de vertex, verticis « sommet » I ♦ Adj. 1 ♦ Qui suit la direction de la pesanteur, du fil à plomb en un lieu; perpendiculaire à un plan horizontal.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Vertical — Ver ti*cal, a. [Cf. F. vertical. See {Vertex}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one. [1913 Webster] Charity . . . is the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • vertical — vertical, ale (vèr ti kal, ka l ) adj. 1°   Qui est placé haut au dessus de la tête, du vertex. •   Lorsque le soleil, au Capricorne, échauffe pendant trois semaines l île de France de ses feux verticaux...., BERN. DE ST PIERRE Paul et Virg..… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

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  • Vertical — Ver ti*cal, n. 1. Vertical position; zenith. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Math.) A vertical line, plane, or circle. [1913 Webster] {Prime vertical}, {Prime vertical dial}. See under {Prime}, a. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • vertical — (Del lat. verticālis). 1. adj. Geom. Dicho de una recta o de un plano: Que es perpendicular a otra recta o plano horizontal. 2. Que tiene la dirección de una plomada. U. t. c. s. f.) 3. Que, en figuras, dibujos, escritos, impresos, etc., va de la …   Diccionario de la lengua española

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  • vertical — adj. 2 g. 1. Que forma um ângulo reto com o plano do horizonte (ex.: plano vertical). 2. Que está colocado no vértice. 3. Direito, aprumado. 4. Que está organizado segundo um esquema hierárquico (ex.: estruturas verticais de um organismo). • s. f …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

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