vertical (
http://definr.com/vertical)
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:
perpendicular]
[ant:
inclined,
horizontal]
2: 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,
upright] [ant:
unerect]
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]