how to pronounce vertical

/ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/

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vertical is pronounced in three syllables

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ɜː

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video examples of vertical pronunciation

An example use of vertical in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… kabob master Pro vertical grill …”

meaning of vertical

Vertical means straight up and down.

vertical frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word vertical occurs in english on average 18.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics vertical can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that vertical can be often used in the following areas:

1) education, science, and technology;