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vertical

[vur-ti-kuhl] / ˈvɜr tɪ kəl /


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It's the familiar format you'll recognise from many social media platforms: full-screen, vertical and easy to scroll through.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

This allows much denser vertical connections, smaller distances between layers, and alignment accuracy measured in nanometers.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

As a result, Isak would have fallen in a more vertical and less controlled way, without being able to use his hands to slow himself down, they added.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The vertical video format first rose to popularity in China, where TikTok began.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

The ocean swirls around me, the spiraling force of the water keeping a vertical tunnel of air open like a wormhole.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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