VERTICAL

(noun) a vertical structural member as a post or stake
"the ball sailed between the uprights"
synonyms : upright
(noun) something that is oriented vertically
(adj.) 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"
synonyms : perpendicular
(adj.) 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"
synonyms : erect , upright
(adj.) relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution
(adj.) of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group)
"vertical social mobility"

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