vertigo.html - adj.
of or causing vertigo.

vertiginously adv. [L vertiginosus (as VERTIGO)]

vertigo.html - n.
a condition with a sensation of whirling and a tendency to lose balance; dizziness, giddiness. [L vertigo -ginis whirling f. vertere turn]

vertigo.html - adj. & n.
--adj.

1 at right angles to a horizontal plane, perpendicular.
2 in a direction from top to bottom of a picture etc.
3 of or at the vertex or highest point.
4 at, or passing through, the zenith.
5 Anat. of or relating to the crown of the head.
6 involving all the levels in an organizational hierarchy or stages in the production of a class of goods (vertical integration).

--n.

a vertical line or plane.

out of the vertical not vertical. vertical angles Math. each pair of opposite angles made by two intersecting lines. vertical fin Zool. a dorsal, anal, or caudal fin. vertical plane a plane at right angles to the horizontal. vertical take-off the take-off of an aircraft directly upwards.

verticality n. verticalize v.tr. (also -ise). vertically adv. [F vertical or LL verticalis (as VERTEX)]

vertigo.html - n.
Bot. & Zool. a whorl; a set of parts arranged in a circle round an axis.

verticillate adj. [L verticillus whorl of a spindle, dimin. of VERTEX]

vertigo.html - adj.
of or causing vertigo.

vertiginously adv. [L vertiginosus (as VERTIGO)]

vertigo.html - n.
a condition with a sensation of whirling and a tendency to lose balance; dizziness, giddiness. [L vertigo -ginis whirling f. vertere turn]