Sheer vs. Vertical — What's the Difference?

Nothing other than; unmitigated (used for emphasis)

Being or situated at right angles to the horizon; upright.

(especially of a cliff or wall) perpendicular or nearly so

Situated at the vertex or highest point; directly overhead.

(of a fabric) very thin; diaphanous

(Anatomy) Of or relating to the vertex of the head.

Perpendicularly

Relating to or involving all stages from production to sale

Completely; right

Of or relating to a business model that offers a specific product or service to a specific customer base rather than offering a wide range of products or services in a wider market.

A very fine or diaphanous fabric or article

Relating to or composed of elements at different levels, as of society.

A sudden deviation from a course, especially by a boat.

(Medicine) Of or relating to transmission of a disease or condition from parent to offspring, either through genetic inheritance or through circumstances occurring between conception and birth.

The upward slope of a ship's lines towards the bow and stern.

Something vertical, as a line, plane, or circle.

(typically of a boat) swerve or change course quickly

A vertical position.

To swerve or cause to swerve from a course.

Standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; parallel to the local direction of gravity; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.

A swerving or deviating course.

In a two-dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system, describing the axis y oriented normal (perpendicular, at right angles) to the horizontal axis x.

The upward curve or amount of upward curve of the longitudinal lines of a ship's hull as viewed from the side.

In a three-dimensional co-ordinate system, describing the axis z oriented normal (perpendicular, orthogonal) to the basic plane xy.

The position in which a ship at anchor is maintained in order to keep it clear of the anchor.

(marketing) Of or pertaining to vertical markets.

One that is sheer, such as a curtain.

(wine tasting) Involving different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery.

Thin, fine, and translucent

(music) Of an interval: having the two notes sound simultaneously.

Completely such, without qualification or exception

A vertex or zenith.

Free from admixture or adulterants; unmixed

A vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicular.

Considered or operating apart from anything else

An individual slat in a set of vertical blinds.

Almost perpendicular; steep

A vertical component of a structure.

Almost perpendicularly.

(marketing) A vertical market.

Completely; altogether.

Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one.

(textiles) Very thin or transparent.

Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb; as, a vertical line.

(obsolete) Pure in composition; unmixed; unadulterated.

Vertical position; zenith.

(by extension) Downright; complete; pure.

A vertical line, plane, or circle.

Used to emphasize the amount or degree of something.

Something that is oriented vertically

Very steep; almost vertical or perpendicular.

A vertical structural member as a post or stake;

(archaic) Clean; quite; at once.

At right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line;

A sheer curtain or fabric.

Upright in position or posture;

(nautical) The curve of the main deck or gunwale from bow to stern.

(nautical) An abrupt swerve from the course of a ship.

To swerve from a course.

(obsolete) To shear.

Bright; clear; pure; unmixed.

Very thin or transparent; - applied to fabrics; as, sheer muslin.

Being only what it seems to be; obvious; simple; mere; downright; as, sheer folly; sheer nonsense.

Stright up and down; vertical; prpendicular.

Clean; quite; at once.

To shear.

To decline or deviate from the line of the proper course; to turn aside; to swerve; as, a ship sheers from her course; a horse sheers at a bicycle.

The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck, gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from the side.

A turn or change in a course.

Shears See Shear.

Turn sharply; change direction abruptly;

Cause to sheer;

Complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers;

Not mixed with extraneous elements;

Very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front;

So thin as to transmit light;

Straight up or down without a break

Directly;