1. Adjective
Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one.
2. Adjective
Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb; as, a vertical line.
3. Noun
Vertical position; zenith.
4. Noun
A vertical line, plane, or circle.
5. Adjective
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"
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