English adjective: vertical | |||
1. | vertical at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line | ||
Samples | A vertical camera angle. The monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab. Measure the perpendicular height. | ||
Synonyms | perpendicular | ||
Similar | plumb, unsloped, upended, upright | ||
See also | steep, straight | ||
Attribute | orientation | ||
Antonyms | horizontal, inclined | ||
2. | vertical relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution | ||
3. | vertical upright in position or posture | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | erect, upright | ||
Similar | erectile, fastigiate, orthostatic, passant, rampant, rearing, semi-climbing, semi-erect, semi-upright, stand-up, standing, statant, straight, unbent, unbowed | ||
Attribute | attitude, position, posture | ||
Antonyms | unerect | ||
4. | vertical of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group) | ||
Samples | Vertical social mobility. | ||
Similar | hierarchal, hierarchic, hierarchical | ||
Antonyms | nonhierarchic, nonhierarchical | ||
English noun: vertical | |||
1. | vertical something that is oriented vertically | ||
Broader (hypernym) | orientation | ||
2. | vertical (artifact) a vertical structural member as a post or stake | ||
Samples | The ball sailed between the uprights. | ||
Synonyms | upright | ||
Broader (hypernym) | structural member | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | column, jamb, pillar, post, scantling, scape, shaft, stile, stud | ||
Part meronym | goalpost | ||