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the distance between two points, measured perpendicular to the horizontal. In prosthodontics, the length of the face determined by the distance of separation of the jaws. See contact vertical d., postural vertical d., and rest vertical d.Medical dictionary. 2011.
vertical dimension contact — vertical dimension, occlusal the lower face height with the teeth in centric occlusion … Medical dictionary
Vertical dimension of occlusion — A patient prepared for measurement of VDO. Two stickers have been affixed to her face in order to establish the distance between the dots drawn on the stickers when her mandible is in a position that matches her VDO. Because this patient is… … Wikipedia
vertical dimension postural — the vertical face height when the mandible is suspended in the postural resting position … Medical dictionary
Vertical dimension — Вертикальный размер (изображения) … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
vertical dimension rest — the lower face height measured from a chin point just below the nose, with the mandible in the rest position … Medical dictionary
Vertical vowel system — refers to a system of vowels in a language which requires just one vowel dimension to phonemically distinguish vowels. Theoretically, rounding, frontness and backness, and vowel height could be used in one dimensional vowel systems; however,… … Wikipedia
VERTICAL ET HORIZONTAL — VERTICAL & HORIZONTAL La croisée d’un axe vertical et d’un axe horizontal constitue l’épure symbolique de l’expérience humaine. La croix est l’archétype du partage. Aussi la retrouve t on investie dans les valeurs de justice, de connaissance et… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Dimension stone — Large blocks of granite dimension stone being loaded at Teignmouth in 1827. Dimension stone is natural stone or rock that has been selected and fabricated (i.e., trimmed, cut, drilled, ground, or other) to specific sizes or shapes. Color, texture … Wikipedia
Vertical — (Del bajo lat. verticalis.) ► adjetivo/ sustantivo femenino 1 Se aplica a la línea o plano que es perpendicular a otra línea o plano horizontal. SINÓNIMO [plomado] ANTÓNIMO horizontal 2 Que está dispuesto de arriba abajo. SINÓNIMO [erguido] ►… … Enciclopedia Universal
dimension — Scope, size, magnitude; denoting, in the plural, linear measurements of length, width, and height. buccolingual d. the diameter or d. of a premolar or molar tooth from buccal to lingual … Medical dictionary
