vertical
adjective
[ ˈvəːtɪk(ə)l ]
• at right angles to a horizontal plane; in a direction, or having an alignment, such that the top is directly above the bottom.
• "the vertical axis"
Similar:
upright,
erect,
perpendicular,
plumb,
straight (up and down),
on end,
standing,
upstanding,
bolt upright,
upended,
sheer,
steep,
sharp,
precipitous,
bluff,
vertiginous,
rampant,
acclivitous,
declivitous,
scarped,
• involving different levels or stages of a hierarchy or process.
• relating to the crown of the head.
• denoting a point at the zenith or the highest point of something.
vertical
noun
• a vertical line or plane.
• "the columns incline several degrees away from the vertical"
• an upright structure.
• "we remodelled the opening with a simple lintel and unadorned verticals"
• the distance between the highest and lowest points of a ski area.
• "the resort claims a vertical of 2,100 metres"
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘directly overhead’): from French, or from late Latin verticalis, from vertex (see vertex).
