vertical
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Britannica Dictionary definition of VERTICAL
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positioned up and down rather than from side to side
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going straight up
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compare horizontal
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a vertical line
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a shirt with vertical stripes
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the vertical axis of a graph
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vertical cliffs
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having a structure in which there are top, middle, and bottom levels
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a vertical social order
— vertical
noun, plural verticals
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The architect designs buildings with strong verticals [=vertical parts] and horizontals.
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The post is several degrees off from (the) vertical. [=the post is not positioned straight up and down]
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The cliff rose vertically to the sky.
