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Vertical vs Trepidatory - What's the difference?

vertical | trepidatory |

As adjectives the difference between vertical and trepidatory

is that vertical is along the direction of a plumbline or along a straight line that includes the center of the earth while trepidatory is that trepidates, or that causes trepidations.

As a noun vertical

is a vertex or zenith.

vertical

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A vertex or zenith.
  • A vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicular.
  • An individual slat in a set of vertical blinds.
  • A vertical component of a structure.
  • (marketing) A vertical market.
  • We offer specialised accounting software targeting various verticals .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Along the direction of a plumbline or along a straight line that includes the center of the Earth.
  • In a two dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system, describing the axis oriented normal (perpendicular, at right angles) to the horizontal axis.
  • (marketing) Of or pertaining to vertical markets.
  • Antonyms

    * horizontal

    Derived terms

    * vertical lips * vertically * vertical smile

    trepidatory

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That trepidates, or that causes trepidations.
  • * 1953 , , Method and Theory in Experimental Psychology
  • Unfortunately, like Guthrie he has never given a formal statement of his principles, and it is therefore up to the reader to ferret out these things for himself — always a trepidatory procedure.
  • * 2003 , , Realm of the Ring Lords
  • This was all very good news for the Church bishops because the shapeshifting werewolf had a limited trepidatory function, especially in places like England where wolves were generally unknown, although some existed then to the north in Scotland.
  • * 2008 , David Downing, Silesian Station
  • Russell took his usual chair and the usual trepidatory sip, and was pleasantly surprised.
  • Of an earthquake, having a vertical, up-and-down motion, as opposed to a horizontal, side-to-side motion.
  • * 1843 ,
  • This [earthquake] was felt at Mexico at precisely the same hour, lasting there about one minute and a half, the motion there being undulatory'', but at Acapulco ''trepidatory .
  • * 1882 , Knowledge , volume 1
  • The most severe shock lasted for 70 seconds, and combined oscillatory, trepidatory , and rotatory movement.
  • * 1995 , , Aurora Camacho de Schmidt and Arthur Schmidt, Nothing, Nobody: The Voices of the Mexico City Earthquake
  • The particular trepidatory and oscillatory patterns arising from the lake bed especially afflicted high-rise buildings between six and fifteen stories.