Definition of vertically in English:
vertically
adverbˈvəːtɪkliˈvərdək(ə)li
1At right angles to a horizontal plane; aligned in such a way that the top is directly above the bottom.
the wheel hangs vertically from a wire
Example sentencesExamples
- Despite the minimized acceleration, this still isn't tolerable to humans sitting vertically.
- The rods are supported in stainless-steel tubes set vertically in reinforced concrete bases.
- The insulation can be placed vertically along the foundation wall or horizontally under the slab.
- When you are holding the device vertically, the virtual keyboard is just a little too big to easily thumb-type on and a little too cramped for two-hand typing.
- Not only do windows open, there are also vertically sliding panels of grey translucent glass to cut down light.
2In a way that involves different levels or stages of a hierarchy or process.
vertically integrated companies
Example sentencesExamples
- They observed that extensive buyer concentration is an inducement for sellers to integrate vertically.
- These retailers are becoming more involved in vertically integrated supply chains, and further initiatives of this type from other major retailers are forecast.
- I prefer the benefits that accrue from having a controlled and vertically integrated ecosystem.
- Its vertically integrated system provides custom process optimization solutions.
- The company now operates a vertically integrated dairy where 150 employees work.
- 2.1 (with reference to passage of diseases) from one generation to the next.
the bacteria are vertically transmitted from mother to offspring
Example sentencesExamples
- Vertically infected children with in utero transmission display more severe viral disease.
- If these viruses were strictly vertically transferred in the plant kingdom, we would expect to find them in all major plant lineages.
- The virus in pregnant women can be transmitted vertically to the infant, primarily at the time of delivery.
- In 2002, more than 800,000 children were newly infected with HIV, and more than 90 per cent of these infections were vertically acquired.
- Previous analyses have demonstrated that these elements are passed vertically within species and evolve at rates similar to those of nuclear genes.
Definition of vertically in US English:
vertically
adverbˈvərdək(ə)liˈvərdək(ə)lē
1At right angles to a horizontal plane; aligned in such a way that the top is directly above the bottom.
the wheel hangs vertically from a wire
Example sentencesExamples
- Despite the minimized acceleration, this still isn't tolerable to humans sitting vertically.
- The rods are supported in stainless-steel tubes set vertically in reinforced concrete bases.
- The insulation can be placed vertically along the foundation wall or horizontally under the slab.
- When you are holding the device vertically, the virtual keyboard is just a little too big to easily thumb-type on and a little too cramped for two-hand typing.
- Not only do windows open, there are also vertically sliding panels of grey translucent glass to cut down light.
2In a way that involves different levels or stages of a hierarchy or process.
vertically integrated companies
Example sentencesExamples
- I prefer the benefits that accrue from having a controlled and vertically integrated ecosystem.
- Its vertically integrated system provides custom process optimization solutions.
- The company now operates a vertically integrated dairy where 150 employees work.
- These retailers are becoming more involved in vertically integrated supply chains, and further initiatives of this type from other major retailers are forecast.
- They observed that extensive buyer concentration is an inducement for sellers to integrate vertically.
- 2.1 (with reference to passage of diseases) from one generation to the next.
the bacteria are vertically transmitted from mother to offspring
Example sentencesExamples
- Previous analyses have demonstrated that these elements are passed vertically within species and evolve at rates similar to those of nuclear genes.
- The virus in pregnant women can be transmitted vertically to the infant, primarily at the time of delivery.
- If these viruses were strictly vertically transferred in the plant kingdom, we would expect to find them in all major plant lineages.
- Vertically infected children with in utero transmission display more severe viral disease.
- In 2002, more than 800,000 children were newly infected with HIV, and more than 90 per cent of these infections were vertically acquired.