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verticality (버티**캘**러티)the quality or state of being vertical; upright position or direction

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the quality or state of being vertical; upright position or direction

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌvɜːrtɪˈkæləti/

Korean meaning: 수직성, 수직 상태; 똑바로 선 위치나 방향

Korean pronunciation: 버티**캘**러티

Example Sentences

  • The cat's impressive verticality while climbing the curtains defied all laws of physics and common sense.
  • Modern architects often play with verticality to create dramatic skylines.
  • His hair's sudden verticality after touching the electric fence was both shocking and amusing.

verticality

NOUN

//ˌvɜːrtɪˈkæləti//

the quality or state of being vertical; upright position or direction

verticality concept
💡 Concept

the quality or state of being vertical; upright position or direction

verticality rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Verticality meets reality through architectural personality!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌvɜːrtɪˈkæləti/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌvɜːtɪˈkæləti/

🌳Etymology

Rootvert
Suffix--ality

Origin

라틴어 'vertex(정점, 꼭대기)'에서 유래하여, 'vertical(수직의)'에 명사형 접미사 '-ity'가 붙어 형성된 단어입니다. 마치 정점을 향해 똑바로 뻗어 올라가는 성질을 나타냅니다.

🎵Rhyme

realitymoralitypersonalitymentality
reality
morality
personality
mentality

🔗Collocations

architectural verticality
emphasize verticality
visual verticality
sense of verticality
urban verticality
maintain verticality

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The cat's impressive verticality while climbing the curtains defied all laws of physics and common sense.

Modern architects often play with verticality to create dramatic skylines.

😄 Fun example

His hair's sudden verticality after touching the electric fence was both shocking and amusing.

The tower's verticality symbolizes humanity's desire to reach toward the heavens.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

upright positionperpendicularitystraightnesserectness

Antonyms

horizontalityflatnessprostration

Related

verticalperpendicularuprighterectplumb

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