Their distinguishing feature is their well-developed horizontal internal partitions (tabulae) within each cell, but reduced or absent vertical internal partitions (septae).

Its facades are composed of three horizontal and three vertical partitions, with the Franciscan coat of arms prominent over the main entrance.

They are retuse (i.e. with a rounded apex with a central shallow notch) to deeply notched, and in rare cases are divided by a vertical partition.

Individual drawers are usually separated by mid-rails and mid-stiles occur between doors and wherever vertical partitions exist within the cabinet (see image Parts of a face frame).

The sheath is divided by two vertical partitions which stretch between its anterior and posterior walls.

Unusual in Lamiales is the absence of vertical partitions in the heads of the glandular hairs.

A toast rack or toastrack is a serving piece having vertical partitions (usually from five to eight in number) connected to a flat base, used for holding slices of toast.

Each had a vertical partition attached to the rear edge, so that it formed an L-shape with the horizontal writing surface.

The vertical partitions of the coffering effectively serve as ribs, although this feature does not dominate visually.