| vertical bank | a bank so steep that the plane's lateral axis approaches the vertical |
degradation
debasement | changing to a lower state (a less respected state) |
vertical integration
vertical combination | absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution |
fipple flute
fipple pipe
recorder
vertical flute | a tubular wind instrument with finger holes and a fipple mouthpiece |
| upright vertical | a vertical structural member as a post or stake, the ball sailed between the uprights |
| vertical file | a file in which records are stored upright on one edge |
| vertical section | a mechanical drawing showing the interior of an object as if made by a vertical plane passing through it |
vertical stabilizer
vertical stabiliser
vertical fin
tail fin
tailfin | a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane |
| vertical surface | a surface that is vertical |
| vertical tail | the vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft |
industrial union
vertical union | a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft |
| vertical circle | a great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the zenith and perpendicular to the horizon |
| beach erosion | the erosion of beaches |
corrosion
corroding
erosion | erosion by chemical action |
erosion
eroding
eating away
wearing
wearing away | (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) |
| erosion | a gradual decline of something, after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors |
| soil erosion | the washing away of soil by the flow of water |
| vertical | something that is oriented vertically |
| vertical angle | either of two equal and opposite angles formed by the intersection of two straight lines |
abasement
degradation
abjection | a low or downcast state, each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement- H.L.Menchken |
| erosion | condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind |
| vertical | of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group), vertical social mobility |
vertical
perpendicular | 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 |
erect
vertical upright | 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 | relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution |