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vertical
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adjective (a)

  • at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line(adj.all)
    Example:
    A vertical camera angle.
    The monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab.
    Synonym:
    perpendicular
    Antonym:
    inclined
    source: wordnet30
  • relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution(adj.pert)
    source: wordnet30
  • upright in position or posture(adj.all)
    Example:
    A column still vertical amid the ruins.
    Synonym:
    erect, upright
    Antonym:
    unerect
    source: wordnet30
  • Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • something that is oriented vertically(noun.linkdef)
    source: wordnet30
  • a vertical structural member as a post or stake(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    upright
    source: wordnet30
  • Vertical position; zenith.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group)(adj.all)
    Example:
    Vertical social mobility.
    source: wordnet30
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