| slovo | definícia |
vertical
(mass) | vertical
- vertikálny, zvislý |
vertical
(encz) | vertical,kolmý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
vertical
(encz) | vertical,svislý adj: |
vertical
(encz) | vertical,vertikální adj: |
Vertical
(gcide) | Vertical \Ver"ti*cal\, a. [Cf. F. vertical. See Vertex.]
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1. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or
highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith;
perpendicularly above one.
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Charity . . . is the vertical top of all religion.
--Jer. Taylor.
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2. Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb;
as, a vertical line.
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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 upright 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.
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Vertical
(gcide) | Vertical \Ver"ti*cal\, n.
1. Vertical position; zenith. [R.]
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2. (Math.) A vertical line, plane, or circle.
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Prime vertical, Prime vertical dial. See under Prime,
a.
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vertical
(wn) | vertical
adj 1: at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base
line; "a vertical camera angle"; "the monument consists
of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab";
"measure the perpendicular height" [syn: vertical,
perpendicular] [ant: horizontal, inclined]
2: relating to or involving all stages of a business from
production to distribution
3: upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect
flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates
aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he
sat bolt upright" [syn: erect, vertical, upright] [ant:
unerect]
4: of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels
of social class or income group); "vertical social mobility"
n 1: something that is oriented vertically
2: a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball
sailed between the uprights" [syn: upright, vertical] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
vertical
(mass) | vertical
- vertikálny, zvislý |
vertically
(mass) | vertically
- zvislo, vertikálne |
vertical
(encz) | vertical,kolmý adj: Zdeněk Brožvertical,svislý adj: vertical,vertikální adj: |
vertical angle
(encz) | vertical angle, n: |
vertical bank
(encz) | vertical bank, n: |
vertical bar
(encz) | vertical bar,svislítko n: [it.] Pavel Novák |
vertical circle
(encz) | vertical circle, n: |
vertical combination
(encz) | vertical combination, n: |
vertical drain
(encz) | vertical drain,vertikální drén [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
vertical drainage
(encz) | vertical drainage,vertikální drenáž [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
vertical file
(encz) | vertical file, n: |
vertical fin
(encz) | vertical fin, n: |
vertical flute
(encz) | vertical flute, n: |
vertical integration
(encz) | vertical integration, n: |
vertical landscape relation
(encz) | vertical landscape relation,vertikální vazba krajiny [eko.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
vertical merger
(encz) | vertical merger,vertikální splynutí [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
vertical section
(encz) | vertical section, n: |
vertical stabiliser
(encz) | vertical stabiliser, n: |
vertical stabilizer
(encz) | vertical stabilizer, n: |
vertical surface
(encz) | vertical surface, n: |
vertical tail
(encz) | vertical tail, n: |
vertical union
(encz) | vertical union, n: |
vertical zoning of organisms
(encz) | vertical zoning of organisms,vertikální zonace organismů [eko.] RNDr.
Pavel Piskač |
vertical-necked turtles
(encz) | vertical-necked turtles,skrytohrdlé želvy n: pl. [zoo.] Jirka Daněk |
verticality
(encz) | verticality,svislost n: Zdeněk Brožverticality,vertikálnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
vertically
(encz) | vertically,svisle adv: vertically,vertikálně adv: |
verticalness
(encz) | verticalness,svislost n: Zdeněk Brož |
short takeoff and vertical landing (fighter/attack aircraft)
(czen) | Short TakeOff and Vertical Landing (fighter/attack aircraft),STOVL[zkr.]
[voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
Deviation of the line of the vertical
(gcide) | deviation \de`vi*a"tion\, n. [LL. deviatio: cf. F.
d['e]viation.]
1. The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation
from the common way, from an established rule, etc.;
departure, as from the right course or the path of duty.
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2. The state or result of having deviated; a transgression;
an act of sin; an error; an offense.
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3. (Com.) The voluntary and unnecessary departure of a ship
from, or delay in, the regular and usual course of the
specific voyage insured, thus releasing the underwriters
from their responsibility.
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4. (Statistics, Physics) the difference between an expected
value of an observation or measurement and the actual
value.
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Deviation of a falling body (Physics), that deviation from
a strictly vertical line of descent which occurs in a body
falling freely, in consequence of the rotation of the
earth.
Deviation of the compass, the angle which the needle of a
ship's compass makes with the magnetic meridian by reason
of the magnetism of the iron parts of the ship.
Deviation of the line of the vertical, the difference
between the actual direction of a plumb line and the
direction it would have if the earth were a perfect
ellipsoid and homogeneous, -- caused by the attraction of
a mountain, or irregularities in the earth's density.
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Prime vertical
(gcide) | Prime \Prime\, a. [F., fr. L. primus first, a superl.
corresponding to the compar. prior former. See Prior, a.,
Foremost, Former, and cf. Prim, a., Primary,
Prince.]
1. First in order of time; original; primeval; primitive;
primary. "Prime forests." --Tennyson.
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She was not the prime cause, but I myself. --Milton.
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Note: In this sense the word is nearly superseded by
primitive, except in the phrase prime cost.
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2. First in rank, degree, dignity, authority, or importance;
as, prime minister. "Prime virtues." --Dryden.
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3. First in excellence; of highest quality; as, prime wheat;
a prime quality of cloth.
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4. Early; blooming; being in the first stage. [Poetic]
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His starry helm, unbuckled, showed him prime
In manhood where youth ended. --Milton.
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5. Lecherous; lustful; lewd. [Obs.] --Shak.
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6. Marked or distinguished by a mark (') called a prime mark.
Note: In this dictionary the same typographic mark is used to
indicate a weak accent in headwords, and minutes of a
degree in angle measurements.
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7. (Math.)
(a) Divisible by no number except itself or unity; as, 7
is a prime number.
(b) Having no common factor; -- used with to; as, 12 is
prime to 25.
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Prime and ultimate ratio. (Math.). See Ultimate.
Prime conductor. (Elec.) See under Conductor.
Prime factor (Arith.), a factor which is a prime number.
Prime figure (Geom.), a figure which can not be divided
into any other figure more simple than itself, as a
triangle, a pyramid, etc.
Prime meridian (Astron.), the meridian from which longitude
is reckoned, as the meridian of Greenwich or Washington.
Prime minister, the responsible head of a ministry or
executive government; applied particularly to that of
England.
Prime mover. (Mech.)
(a) A natural agency applied by man to the production of
power. Especially: Muscular force; the weight and
motion of fluids, as water and air; heat obtained by
chemical combination, and applied to produce changes
in the volume and pressure of steam, air, or other
fluids; and electricity, obtained by chemical action,
and applied to produce alternation of magnetic force.
(b) An engine, or machine, the object of which is to
receive and modify force and motion as supplied by
some natural source, and apply them to drive other
machines; as a water wheel, a water-pressure engine, a
steam engine, a hot-air engine, etc.
(c) Fig.: The original or the most effective force in any
undertaking or work; as, Clarkson was the prime mover
in English antislavery agitation.
Prime number (Arith.), a number which is exactly divisible
by no number except itself or unity, as 5, 7, 11.
Prime vertical (Astron.), the vertical circle which passes
through the east and west points of the horizon.
Prime-vertical dial, a dial in which the shadow is
projected on the plane of the prime vertical.
Prime-vertical transit instrument, a transit instrument the
telescope of which revolves in the plane of the prime
vertical, -- used for observing the transit of stars over
this circle.
[1913 Webster]Vertical \Ver"ti*cal\, n.
1. Vertical position; zenith. [R.]
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2. (Math.) A vertical line, plane, or circle.
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Prime vertical, Prime vertical dial. See under Prime,
a.
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Prime vertical dial
(gcide) | Vertical \Ver"ti*cal\, n.
1. Vertical position; zenith. [R.]
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2. (Math.) A vertical line, plane, or circle.
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Prime vertical, Prime vertical dial. See under Prime,
a.
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Prime-vertical dial
(gcide) | Prime \Prime\, a. [F., fr. L. primus first, a superl.
corresponding to the compar. prior former. See Prior, a.,
Foremost, Former, and cf. Prim, a., Primary,
Prince.]
1. First in order of time; original; primeval; primitive;
primary. "Prime forests." --Tennyson.
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She was not the prime cause, but I myself. --Milton.
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Note: In this sense the word is nearly superseded by
primitive, except in the phrase prime cost.
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2. First in rank, degree, dignity, authority, or importance;
as, prime minister. "Prime virtues." --Dryden.
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3. First in excellence; of highest quality; as, prime wheat;
a prime quality of cloth.
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4. Early; blooming; being in the first stage. [Poetic]
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His starry helm, unbuckled, showed him prime
In manhood where youth ended. --Milton.
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5. Lecherous; lustful; lewd. [Obs.] --Shak.
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6. Marked or distinguished by a mark (') called a prime mark.
Note: In this dictionary the same typographic mark is used to
indicate a weak accent in headwords, and minutes of a
degree in angle measurements.
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7. (Math.)
(a) Divisible by no number except itself or unity; as, 7
is a prime number.
(b) Having no common factor; -- used with to; as, 12 is
prime to 25.
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Prime and ultimate ratio. (Math.). See Ultimate.
Prime conductor. (Elec.) See under Conductor.
Prime factor (Arith.), a factor which is a prime number.
Prime figure (Geom.), a figure which can not be divided
into any other figure more simple than itself, as a
triangle, a pyramid, etc.
Prime meridian (Astron.), the meridian from which longitude
is reckoned, as the meridian of Greenwich or Washington.
Prime minister, the responsible head of a ministry or
executive government; applied particularly to that of
England.
Prime mover. (Mech.)
(a) A natural agency applied by man to the production of
power. Especially: Muscular force; the weight and
motion of fluids, as water and air; heat obtained by
chemical combination, and applied to produce changes
in the volume and pressure of steam, air, or other
fluids; and electricity, obtained by chemical action,
and applied to produce alternation of magnetic force.
(b) An engine, or machine, the object of which is to
receive and modify force and motion as supplied by
some natural source, and apply them to drive other
machines; as a water wheel, a water-pressure engine, a
steam engine, a hot-air engine, etc.
(c) Fig.: The original or the most effective force in any
undertaking or work; as, Clarkson was the prime mover
in English antislavery agitation.
Prime number (Arith.), a number which is exactly divisible
by no number except itself or unity, as 5, 7, 11.
Prime vertical (Astron.), the vertical circle which passes
through the east and west points of the horizon.
Prime-vertical dial, a dial in which the shadow is
projected on the plane of the prime vertical.
Prime-vertical transit instrument, a transit instrument the
telescope of which revolves in the plane of the prime
vertical, -- used for observing the transit of stars over
this circle.
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Prime-vertical transit instrument
(gcide) | Prime \Prime\, a. [F., fr. L. primus first, a superl.
corresponding to the compar. prior former. See Prior, a.,
Foremost, Former, and cf. Prim, a., Primary,
Prince.]
1. First in order of time; original; primeval; primitive;
primary. "Prime forests." --Tennyson.
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She was not the prime cause, but I myself. --Milton.
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Note: In this sense the word is nearly superseded by
primitive, except in the phrase prime cost.
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2. First in rank, degree, dignity, authority, or importance;
as, prime minister. "Prime virtues." --Dryden.
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3. First in excellence; of highest quality; as, prime wheat;
a prime quality of cloth.
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4. Early; blooming; being in the first stage. [Poetic]
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His starry helm, unbuckled, showed him prime
In manhood where youth ended. --Milton.
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5. Lecherous; lustful; lewd. [Obs.] --Shak.
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6. Marked or distinguished by a mark (') called a prime mark.
Note: In this dictionary the same typographic mark is used to
indicate a weak accent in headwords, and minutes of a
degree in angle measurements.
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7. (Math.)
(a) Divisible by no number except itself or unity; as, 7
is a prime number.
(b) Having no common factor; -- used with to; as, 12 is
prime to 25.
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Prime and ultimate ratio. (Math.). See Ultimate.
Prime conductor. (Elec.) See under Conductor.
Prime factor (Arith.), a factor which is a prime number.
Prime figure (Geom.), a figure which can not be divided
into any other figure more simple than itself, as a
triangle, a pyramid, etc.
Prime meridian (Astron.), the meridian from which longitude
is reckoned, as the meridian of Greenwich or Washington.
Prime minister, the responsible head of a ministry or
executive government; applied particularly to that of
England.
Prime mover. (Mech.)
(a) A natural agency applied by man to the production of
power. Especially: Muscular force; the weight and
motion of fluids, as water and air; heat obtained by
chemical combination, and applied to produce changes
in the volume and pressure of steam, air, or other
fluids; and electricity, obtained by chemical action,
and applied to produce alternation of magnetic force.
(b) An engine, or machine, the object of which is to
receive and modify force and motion as supplied by
some natural source, and apply them to drive other
machines; as a water wheel, a water-pressure engine, a
steam engine, a hot-air engine, etc.
(c) Fig.: The original or the most effective force in any
undertaking or work; as, Clarkson was the prime mover
in English antislavery agitation.
Prime number (Arith.), a number which is exactly divisible
by no number except itself or unity, as 5, 7, 11.
Prime vertical (Astron.), the vertical circle which passes
through the east and west points of the horizon.
Prime-vertical dial, a dial in which the shadow is
projected on the plane of the prime vertical.
Prime-vertical transit instrument, a transit instrument the
telescope of which revolves in the plane of the prime
vertical, -- used for observing the transit of stars over
this circle.
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Seismic vertical
(gcide) | Seismic \Seis"mic\, Seismal \Seis"mal\, a. [Gr. seismo`s an
earthquake, from sei`ein to shake.]
Of or pertaining to an earthquake; caused by an earthquake.
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Seismic vertical, the point upon the earth's surface
vertically over the center of effort or focal point whence
the earthquake's impulse proceeds, or the vertical line
connecting these two points.
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Vertical angle
(gcide) | Vertical \Ver"ti*cal\, a. [Cf. F. vertical. See Vertex.]
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1. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or
highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith;
perpendicularly above one.
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Charity . . . is the vertical top of all religion.
--Jer. Taylor.
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2. Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb;
as, a vertical line.
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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 upright 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.
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Vertical anthers
(gcide) | Vertical \Ver"ti*cal\, a. [Cf. F. vertical. See Vertex.]
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1. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or
highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith;
perpendicularly above one.
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Charity . . . is the vertical top of all religion.
--Jer. Taylor.
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2. Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb;
as, a vertical line.
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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 upright 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.
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Vertical circle
(gcide) | Vertical \Ver"ti*cal\, a. [Cf. F. vertical. See Vertex.]
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1. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or
highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith;
perpendicularly above one.
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Charity . . . is the vertical top of all religion.
--Jer. Taylor.
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2. Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb;
as, a vertical line.
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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 upright 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.
[1913 Webster]Azimuth \Az"i*muth\, n. [OE. azimut, F. azimut, fr. Ar.
as-sum?t, pl. of as-samt a way, or perh., a point of the
horizon and a circle extending to it from the zenith, as
being the Arabic article: cf. It. azzimutto, Pg. azimuth, and
Ar. samt-al-r[=a]'s the vertex of the heaven. Cf. Zenith.]
(Astron. & Geodesy)
(a) The quadrant of an azimuth circle.
(b) An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian
of the place and a vertical circle passing through the
center of any object; as, the azimuth of a star; the
azimuth or bearing of a line surveying.
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Note: In trigonometrical surveying, it is customary to reckon
the azimuth of a line from the south point of the
horizon around by the west from 0[deg] to 360[deg].
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Azimuth circle, or Vertical circle, one of the great
circles of the sphere intersecting each other in the
zenith and nadir, and cutting the horizon at right angles.
--Hutton.
Azimuth compass, a compass resembling the mariner's
compass, but having the card divided into degrees instead
of rhumbs, and having vertical sights; used for taking the
magnetic azimuth of a heavenly body, in order to find, by
comparison with the true azimuth, the variation of the
needle.
Azimuth dial, a dial whose stile or gnomon is at right
angles to the plane of the horizon. --Hutton.
Magnetic azimuth, an arc of the horizon, intercepted
between the vertical circle passing through any object and
the magnetic meridian. This is found by observing the
object with an azimuth compass.
[1913 Webster]Circle \Cir"cle\ (s[~e]r"k'l), n. [OE. cercle, F. cercle, fr. L.
circulus (Whence also AS. circul), dim. of circus circle,
akin to Gr. kri`kos, ki`rkos, circle, ring. Cf. Circus,
Circum-.]
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1. A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its
circumference, every part of which is equally distant from
a point within it, called the center.
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2. The line that bounds such a figure; a circumference; a
ring.
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3. (Astron.) An instrument of observation, the graduated limb
of which consists of an entire circle.
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Note: When it is fixed to a wall in an observatory, it is
called a mural circle; when mounted with a telescope
on an axis and in Y's, in the plane of the meridian, a
meridian circle or transit circle; when involving
the principle of reflection, like the sextant, a
reflecting circle; and when that of repeating an
angle several times continuously along the graduated
limb, a repeating circle.
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4. A round body; a sphere; an orb.
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It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth.
--Is. xi. 22.
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5. Compass; circuit; inclosure.
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In the circle of this forest. --Shak.
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6. A company assembled, or conceived to assemble, about a
central point of interest, or bound by a common tie; a
class or division of society; a coterie; a set.
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As his name gradually became known, the circle of
his acquaintance widened. --Macaulay.
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7. A circular group of persons; a ring.
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8. A series ending where it begins, and repeating itself.
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Thus in a circle runs the peasant's pain. --Dryden.
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9. (Logic) A form of argument in which two or more unproved
statements are used to prove each other; inconclusive
reasoning.
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That heavy bodies descend by gravity; and, again,
that gravity is a quality whereby a heavy body
descends, is an impertinent circle and teaches
nothing. --Glanvill.
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10. Indirect form of words; circumlocution. [R.]
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Has he given the lie,
In circle, or oblique, or semicircle. --J.
Fletcher.
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11. A territorial division or district.
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Note:
The Circles of the Holy Roman Empire, ten in number, were
those principalities or provinces which had seats in the
German Diet.
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Azimuth circle. See under Azimuth.
Circle of altitude (Astron.), a circle parallel to the
horizon, having its pole in the zenith; an almucantar.
Circle of curvature. See Osculating circle of a curve
(Below).
Circle of declination. See under Declination.
Circle of latitude.
(a) (Astron.) A great circle perpendicular to the plane
of the ecliptic, passing through its poles.
(b) (Spherical Projection) A small circle of the sphere
whose plane is perpendicular to the axis.
Circles of longitude, lesser circles parallel to the
ecliptic, diminishing as they recede from it.
Circle of perpetual apparition, at any given place, the
boundary of that space around the elevated pole, within
which the stars never set. Its distance from the pole is
equal to the latitude of the place.
Circle of perpetual occultation, at any given place, the
boundary of the space around the depressed pole, within
which the stars never rise.
Circle of the sphere, a circle upon the surface of the
sphere, called a great circle when its plane passes
through the center of the sphere; in all other cases, a
small circle.
Diurnal circle. See under Diurnal.
Dress circle, a gallery in a theater, generally the one
containing the prominent and more expensive seats.
Druidical circles (Eng. Antiq.), a popular name for certain
ancient inclosures formed by rude stones circularly
arranged, as at Stonehenge, near Salisbury.
Family circle, a gallery in a theater, usually one
containing inexpensive seats.
Horary circles (Dialing), the lines on dials which show the
hours.
Osculating circle of a curve (Geom.), the circle which
touches the curve at some point in the curve, and close to
the point more nearly coincides with the curve than any
other circle. This circle is used as a measure of the
curvature of the curve at the point, and hence is called
circle of curvature.
Pitch circle. See under Pitch.
Vertical circle, an azimuth circle.
Voltaic circuit or Voltaic circle. See under Circuit.
To square the circle. See under Square.
Syn: Ring; circlet; compass; circuit; inclosure.
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Vertical drill
(gcide) | Vertical \Ver"ti*cal\, a. [Cf. F. vertical. See Vertex.]
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1. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or
highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith;
perpendicularly above one.
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Charity . . . is the vertical top of all religion.
--Jer. Taylor.
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2. Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb;
as, a vertical line.
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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 upright 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.
[1913 Webster]Drill \Drill\, n.
1. An instrument with an edged or pointed end used for making
holes in hard substances; strictly, a tool that cuts with
its end, by revolving, as in drilling metals, or by a
succession of blows, as in drilling stone; also, a drill
press.
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2. (Mil.) The act or exercise of training soldiers in the
military art, as in the manual of arms, in the execution
of evolutions, and the like; hence, diligent and strict
instruction and exercise in the rudiments and methods of
any business; a kind or method of military exercises; as,
infantry drill; battalion drill; artillery drill.
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3. Any exercise, physical or mental, enforced with regularity
and by constant repetition; as, a severe drill in Latin
grammar.
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4. (Zool.) A marine gastropod, of several species, which
kills oysters and other bivalves by drilling holes through
the shell. The most destructive kind is {Urosalpinx
cinerea}.
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Bow drill, Breast drill. See under Bow, Breast.
Cotter drill, or Traverse drill, a machine tool for
drilling slots.
Diamond drill. See under Diamond.
Drill jig. See under Jig.
Drill pin, the pin in a lock which enters the hollow stem
of the key.
Drill sergeant (Mil.), a noncommissioned officer whose
office it is to instruct soldiers as to their duties, and
to train them to military exercises and evolutions.
Vertical drill, a drill press.
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vertical fault
(gcide) | Fault \Fault\, n. [OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., &
Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L.
fallere to deceive. See Fail, and cf. Default.]
1. Defect; want; lack; default.
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One, it pleases me, for fault of a better, to call
my friend. --Shak.
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2. Anything that fails, that is wanting, or that impairs
excellence; a failing; a defect; a blemish.
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As patches set upon a little breach
Discredit more in hiding of the fault. --Shak.
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3. A moral failing; a defect or dereliction from duty; a
deviation from propriety; an offense less serious than a
crime.
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4. (Geol. & Mining)
(a) A dislocation of the strata of the vein.
(b) In coal seams, coal rendered worthless by impurities
in the seam; as, slate fault, dirt fault, etc.
--Raymond.
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5. (Hunting) A lost scent; act of losing the scent.
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Ceasing their clamorous cry till they have singled,
With much ado, the cold fault cleary out. --Shak.
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6. (Tennis) Failure to serve the ball into the proper court.
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7. (Elec.) A defective point in an electric circuit due to a
crossing of the parts of the conductor, or to contact with
another conductor or the earth, or to a break in the
circuit.
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8. (Geol. & Mining) A dislocation caused by a slipping of
rock masses along a plane of facture; also, the dislocated
structure resulting from such slipping.
Note: The surface along which the dislocated masses have
moved is called the
fault plane. When this plane is vertical, the fault is a
vertical fault; when its inclination is such that the
present relative position of the two masses could have
been produced by the sliding down, along the fault plane,
of the mass on its upper side, the fault is a
normal fault, or gravity fault. When the fault plane is
so inclined that the mass on its upper side has moved up
relatively, the fault is then called a
reverse fault (or reversed fault), thrust fault, or
overthrust fault. If no vertical displacement has resulted,
the fault is then called a
horizontal fault. The linear extent of the dislocation
measured on the fault plane and in the direction of
movement is the
displacement; the vertical displacement is the
throw; the horizontal displacement is the
heave. The direction of the line of intersection of the
fault plane with a horizontal plane is the
trend of the fault. A fault is a
strike fault when its trend coincides approximately with
the strike of associated strata (i.e., the line of
intersection of the plane of the strata with a horizontal
plane); it is a
dip fault when its trend is at right angles to the strike;
an
oblique fault when its trend is oblique to the strike.
Oblique faults and dip faults are sometimes called
cross faults. A series of closely associated parallel
faults are sometimes called
step faults and sometimes
distributive faults.
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At fault, unable to find the scent and continue chase;
hence, in trouble or embarrassment, and unable to proceed;
puzzled; thrown off the track.
To find fault, to find reason for blaming or complaining;
to express dissatisfaction; to complain; -- followed by
with before the thing complained of; but formerly by at.
"Matter to find fault at." --Robynson (More's Utopia).
Syn: -- Error; blemish; defect; imperfection; weakness;
blunder; failing; vice.
Usage: Fault, Failing, Defect, Foible. A fault is
positive, something morally wrong; a failing is
negative, some weakness or falling short in a man's
character, disposition, or habits; a defect is also
negative, and as applied to character is the absence
of anything which is necessary to its completeness or
perfection; a foible is a less important weakness,
which we overlook or smile at. A man may have many
failings, and yet commit but few faults; or his faults
and failings may be few, while his foibles are obvious
to all. The faults of a friend are often palliated or
explained away into mere defects, and the defects or
foibles of an enemy exaggerated into faults. "I have
failings in common with every human being, besides my
own peculiar faults; but of avarice I have generally
held myself guiltless." --Fox. "Presumption and
self-applause are the foibles of mankind."
--Waterland.
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Vertical fire
(gcide) | Vertical \Ver"ti*cal\, a. [Cf. F. vertical. See Vertex.]
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1. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or
highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith;
perpendicularly above one.
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Charity . . . is the vertical top of all religion.
--Jer. Taylor.
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2. Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb;
as, a vertical line.
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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 upright 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.
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Vertical leaves
(gcide) | Vertical \Ver"ti*cal\, a. [Cf. F. vertical. See Vertex.]
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1. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or
highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith;
perpendicularly above one.
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Charity . . . is the vertical top of all religion.
--Jer. Taylor.
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2. Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb;
as, a vertical line.
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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 upright 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.
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Vertical limb
(gcide) | Vertical \Ver"ti*cal\, a. [Cf. F. vertical. See Vertex.]
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1. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or
highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith;
perpendicularly above one.
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Charity . . . is the vertical top of all religion.
--Jer. Taylor.
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2. Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb;
as, a vertical line.
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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 upright 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.
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Vertical line
(gcide) | Vertical \Ver"ti*cal\, a. [Cf. F. vertical. See Vertex.]
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1. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or
highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith;
perpendicularly above one.
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Charity . . . is the vertical top of all religion.
--Jer. Taylor.
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2. Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb;
as, a vertical line.
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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 upright 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.
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Vertical plane
(gcide) | Vertical \Ver"ti*cal\, a. [Cf. F. vertical. See Vertex.]
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1. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or
highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith;
perpendicularly above one.
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Charity . . . is the vertical top of all religion.
--Jer. Taylor.
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2. Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb;
as, a vertical line.
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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 upright 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.
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Vertical sash
(gcide) | Vertical \Ver"ti*cal\, a. [Cf. F. vertical. See Vertex.]
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1. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or
highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith;
perpendicularly above one.
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Charity . . . is the vertical top of all religion.
--Jer. Taylor.
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2. Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb;
as, a vertical line.
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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 upright 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.
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Vertical steam engine
(gcide) | Vertical \Ver"ti*cal\, a. [Cf. F. vertical. See Vertex.]
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1. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or
highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith;
perpendicularly above one.
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Charity . . . is the vertical top of all religion.
--Jer. Taylor.
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2. Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb;
as, a vertical line.
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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 upright 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.
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Verticality
(gcide) | Verticality \Ver`ti*cal"i*ty\, n.
The quality or state of being vertical; verticalness. [R.]
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The different points of the verticality. --Sir T.
Browne.
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Vertically
(gcide) | Vertically \Ver"ti*cal*ly\, adv.
In a vertical manner, position, or direction;
perpendicularly; as, to look down vertically; to raise a
thing vertically.
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Verticalness
(gcide) | Verticalness \Ver"ti*cal*ness\, n.
Quality or state of being vertical.
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vertical
(wn) | vertical
adj 1: at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base
line; "a vertical camera angle"; "the monument consists
of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab";
"measure the perpendicular height" [syn: vertical,
perpendicular] [ant: horizontal, inclined]
2: relating to or involving all stages of a business from
production to distribution
3: upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect
flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates
aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he
sat bolt upright" [syn: erect, vertical, upright] [ant:
unerect]
4: of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels
of social class or income group); "vertical social mobility"
n 1: something that is oriented vertically
2: a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball
sailed between the uprights" [syn: upright, vertical] |
vertical angle
(wn) | vertical angle
n 1: either of two equal and opposite angles formed by the
intersection of two straight lines |
vertical bank
(wn) | vertical bank
n 1: a bank so steep that the plane's lateral axis approaches
the vertical |
vertical circle
(wn) | vertical circle
n 1: a great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the
zenith and perpendicular to the horizon |
vertical combination
(wn) | vertical combination
n 1: absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in
all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials
to distribution [syn: vertical integration, {vertical
combination}] |
vertical file
(wn) | vertical file
n 1: a file in which records are stored upright on one edge |
vertical fin
(wn) | vertical fin
n 1: a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of
an airplane [syn: vertical stabilizer, {vertical
stabiliser}, vertical fin, tail fin, tailfin] |
vertical flute
(wn) | vertical flute
n 1: a tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple
mouthpiece [syn: fipple flute, fipple pipe, recorder,
vertical flute] |
vertical integration
(wn) | vertical integration
n 1: absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in
all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials
to distribution [syn: vertical integration, {vertical
combination}] |
vertical section
(wn) | vertical section
n 1: a mechanical drawing showing the interior of an object as
if made by a vertical plane passing through it |
vertical stabiliser
(wn) | vertical stabiliser
n 1: a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of
an airplane [syn: vertical stabilizer, {vertical
stabiliser}, vertical fin, tail fin, tailfin] |
vertical stabilizer
(wn) | vertical stabilizer
n 1: a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of
an airplane [syn: vertical stabilizer, {vertical
stabiliser}, vertical fin, tail fin, tailfin] |
vertical surface
(wn) | vertical surface
n 1: a surface that is vertical |
vertical tail
(wn) | vertical tail
n 1: the vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft |
vertical union
(wn) | vertical union
n 1: a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry
irrespective of their craft [syn: industrial union,
vertical union] |
verticality
(wn) | verticality
n 1: position at right angles to the horizon [syn:
verticality, verticalness, erectness, uprightness] |
vertically
(wn) | vertically
adv 1: in a vertical direction; "a gallery quite often is added
to make use of space vertically as well as horizontally" |
verticalness
(wn) | verticalness
n 1: position at right angles to the horizon [syn:
verticality, verticalness, erectness, uprightness] |
vertical application
(foldoc) | vertical application
An application program supporting one
specific industry process, e.g. for e-commerce purchasing
applications, the entire distribution process including order
entry, shipping, and customer service.
Compare horizontal application.
(2000-03-28)
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vertical bar
(foldoc) | vertical bar
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The character "|", ASCII code 124.
Common names: bar; or; or-bar; v-bar; pipe; vertical bar.
Rare: ITU-T: vertical line; gozinta; thru; pipesinta;
INTERCAL: spike.
"Pipe", "gozinta", "thru" and "pipesinta" refer to the use of
"|" in Unix shells to create a pipe.
Some keyboards show both a solid vertical bar (code 124) and a
broken vertical bar (code 166).
[Does anyone call either kind of vertical bar "pling"?
Other codes?]
(1998-09-20)
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vertical encoding
(foldoc) | vertical encoding
An instruction set where a field (a bit or group
of bits) of the instruction word is decoded (either by
hard-wired logic or microcode) to generate signals to
control the functional units, as opposed to {horizontal
encoding} where the instruction word bits are used as the
control signals directly.
With vertical encoding, which combinations of signals and
operations are possible is dictated by the decoding logic; the
instruction field can only select one of these preprogrammed
combinations. This has the advantage that many control
signals can be generated based on only a few instruction word
bits and only valid combinations of control signals can be
generated, e.g. only one source driving a bus at once. An
instruction set may use a mixture of horizontal and vertical
encoding within each instruction.
(1995-04-23)
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vertical loop combination
(foldoc) | fusion
vertical loop combination
A program transformation where a composition
of two functions is replaced by in-lining them and combining
their bodies. E.g.
f x = g (h x) ==> f x = g (2 * x)
g x = x + 1 f x = 2 * x + 1
h x = 2 * x
This has the beneficial effect of reducing the number of
function calls. It can be especially useful where the
intermediate result is a large data structure which can be
eliminated.
See also vertical loop combination.
(1994-12-05)
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vertical microcode
(foldoc) | vertical microcode
Microcode using vertical encoding.
(1995-04-23)
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vertical redundancy check
(foldoc) | Vertical Redundancy Check
VRC
(VRC) An error checking method
performed on one 8-bit ASCII character, where the 8th bit is
used as the parity bit.
The resulting parity bit is constructed by XORing the
word. The result is a "1" if there is an odd number of 1s,
and a "0" if there is an even number of 1s in the word. This
method is unreliable because if an odd number of bits are
distorted, the check will not detect the error. The
Longitudinal Redundancy Check is an improvement.
(2001-04-28)
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