Definitions for vertical
Overview of noun vertical
The noun vertical has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. vertical
(something that is oriented vertically)
2. upright, vertical
(a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights")
Overview of adj vertical
The adj vertical has 4 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (9) vertical, perpendicular
(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")
2. vertical
(relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution)
3. erect, vertical, upright
(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")
4. vertical
(of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group); "vertical social mobility")
