Vertical

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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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