Vertical - Definition

adj 1: 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" [syn: vertical,
perpendicular] [ant: horizontal, inclined]
2: relating to or involving all stages of a business from
production to distribution
3: 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" [syn: erect, vertical, upright] [ant:
unerect]
4: of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels
of social class or income group); "vertical social mobility"
n 1: something that is oriented vertically
2: a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball
sailed between the uprights" [syn: upright, vertical]