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VERT'ICAL, a. [L. vertex.]

1. Placed or being in the zenith, or perpendicularly over the head. The sun is vertical to the inhabitants within the tropics at certain times every year.

2. Being in a position perpendicular to the plane of the horizon.

Vertical leaves, in botany, are such as stand so erect, that neither of the surfaces can be called the upper or under.

Vertical anthers, are such as terminate the filaments, and being inserted by their base, stand no less upright than the filaments themselves.

Vertical circle, in astronomy, a great circle passing through the zenith and the nadir. The meridian of any place is a vertical circle. The vertical circles are called azimuths.

Vertical line, in conics, is a right line drawn on the vertical plane, and passing through the vertex of the cone.

Vertical plane, in conics, is a plane passing through the vertex of a cone, and through its axis.

Prime vertical, a great circle of the sphere, perpendicular to the horizon, and passing through the zenith and the east and west points.


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VERT'ICAL, a. [L. vertex.]

1. Placed or being in the zenith, or perpendicularly over the head. The sun is vertical to the inhabitants within the tropics at certain times every year.

2. Being in a position perpendicular to the plane of the horizon.

Vertical leaves, in botany, are such as stand so erect, that neither of the surfaces can be called the upper or under.

Vertical anthers, are such as terminate the filaments, and being inserted by their base, stand no less upright than the filaments themselves.

Vertical circle, in astronomy, a great circle passing through the zenith and the nadir. The meridian of any place is a vertical circle. The vertical circles are called azimuths.

Vertical line, in conics, is a right line drawn on the vertical plane, and passing through the vertex of the cone.

Vertical plane, in conics, is a plane passing through the vertex of a cone, and through its axis.

Prime vertical, a great circle of the sphere, perpendicular to the horizon, and passing through the zenith and the east and west points.

VERT'IC-AL, a. [Fr. from L. vertex.]

  1. Placed or being in the zenith, or perpendicularly over the head. The sun is vertical to the inhabitants within the tropics at certain times every year.
  2. Being in a position perpendicular to the plane of the horizon. Vertical leaves, in botany, are such as stand so erect, that neither of the surfaces can be called the upper or under. Vertical anthers, are such as terminate the filaments, being inserted by their base, stand no less upright than the filaments themselves. – Cyc. Vertical circle, in astronomy, a great circle passing through the zenith and the nadir. The meridian of any place is a vertical circle. The vertical circles are called azimuths. – Cyc. Vertical line, in conics, is a right line drawn on the vertical plane, and passing through the vertex of the cone. – Cyc. Vertical plane, in conics, is a plane passing through the vertex of a cone, and through its axis. Prime vertical, a great circle of the sphere, perpendicular to the horizon, and passing through the zenith and the east and west points.

Ver"ti*cal
  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. Vertical position; zenith.

    [R.]
  3. 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.

  4. A vertical line, plane, or circle.

    Prime vertical, Prime vertical dial. See under Prime, a.

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Vertical

VERT'ICAL, adjective [Latin vertex.]

1. Placed or being in the zenith, or perpendicularly over the head. The sun is vertical to the inhabitants within the tropics at certain times every year.

2. Being in a position perpendicular to the plane of the horizon.

Vertical leaves, in botany, are such as stand so erect, that neither of the surfaces can be called the upper or under.

Vertical anthers, are such as terminate the filaments, and being inserted by their base, stand no less upright than the filaments themselves.

Vertical circle, in astronomy, a great circle passing through the zenith and the nadir. The meridian of any place is a vertical circle. The vertical circles are called azimuths.

Vertical line, in conics, is a right line drawn on the vertical plane, and passing through the vertex of the cone.

Vertical plane, in conics, is a plane passing through the vertex of a cone, and through its axis.

Prime vertical a great circle of the sphere, perpendicular to the horizon, and passing through the zenith and the east and west points.

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IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

Thy own importance know.

Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.

3. Weight or consequence in self-estimation.

He believes himself a man of importance.

4. Thing implied; matter; subject; importunity. [In these senses, obsolete.]

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BEFO'REHAND, adv. [before and hand.] In a state of anticipation or preoccupation; often followed by with; as, you are before hand with me.

1. Antecedently; by way of preparation or preliminary; aforetime. Math.13. 1 Tim.5.

2. In a state of accumulation, so as that more has been received than expended. A man is beforehand. In this use it is more properly an adjective.

3. At first; before any thing is done.

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