vertical

  • (a) 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
    perpendicular,
  • (a) relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution
  • (a) 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
    erect, upright,
  • (s) of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group)
    • vertical social mobility

Nouns

  • (n) something that is oriented vertically
  • (n) a vertical structural member as a post or stake
    • the ball sailed between the uprights
    upright,

Synonyms

perpendicular upright erect

Antonyms

inclined horizontal unerect

See also

steep straight

Words of close approximity

verticil
vertical angle vertical bank vertical circle vertical combination vertical file vertical fin vertical flute vertical integration verticality vertically verticalness vertical section vertical stabiliser vertical stabilizer vertical surface vertical tail vertical union