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Meaning of vertical

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  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: {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}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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