vertical integration
— Noun
– English
~ absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution
vertical
— Noun
– English
~ something that is oriented vertically
vertical circle
— Noun
– English
~ a great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the zenith and perpendicular to the horizon
vertical stabiliser
— Noun
– English
~ a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane
vertical fin
— Noun
– English
~ a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane
vertical union
— Noun
– English
~ a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft
vertical bank
— Noun
– English
~ a bank so steep that the plane's lateral axis approaches the vertical
vertical tail
— Noun
– English
~ the vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft
vertical section
— Noun
– English
~ a mechanical drawing showing the interior of an object as if made by a vertical plane passing through it
vertical file
— Noun
– English
~ a file in which records are stored upright on one edge
vertical flute
— Noun
– English
~ a tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple mouthpiece
vertical stabilizer
— Noun
– English
~ a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane
vertical combination
— Noun
– English
~ absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution
vertical
— Noun
– English
~ a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights"
vertical
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group); "vertical social mobility"
vertical
— Adjective
– English
~ 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"
vertical
— Adjective
– English
~ 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"
vertical
— Adjective
– English
~ relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution
verticality
— Noun
– English
~ position at right angles to the horizon
vertically
— Adverb
– English
~ in a vertical direction; "a gallery quite often is added to make use of space vertically as well as horizontally"