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}]