vertical

Meanings

• something that is oriented vertically
• a vertical structural member as a post or stake
• 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"
• relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution
• upright in position or posture
  • "a column still vertical amid the ruins"
• of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group)
  • "vertical social mobility"

Synonyms

erect, perpendicular, upright