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vertical
Upright, as opposed to horizontal or parallel to the floor.
This entry is located in the following unit: Medical Orientation Words with Reference to the Body (page 3)
Medical Orientation Words with Reference to the Body
(there are certain anatomic terms which present various situations; for example, a body part may be horizontal, as opposed to vertical; in front as opposed to being behind or at the back; above as opposed to being under, etc.)
Word Entries containing the term: “vertical”
vertical multijunction (VMJ) cell; multiple junction cell
A compound cell made of different semiconductor materials in layers, one above the other.

Sunlight entering the top passes through successive cell barriers, each of which converts a separate portion of the spectrum into electricity, thus achieving greater total conversion efficiency of the incident light.

This entry is located in the following unit: Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency Terms + (page 23)