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Definition of vertical:
something that is oriented vertically
a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights" at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line; "a vertical camera angle"; "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"; "measure the perpendicular height" relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright" of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group); "vertical social mobility" |