vertical
• adjective at right angles to a horizontal plane; having the top directly above the bottom. • noun 1 (the vertical) a vertical line or plane. 2 an upright structure. — DERIVATIVES verticality noun vertically adverb. — ORIGIN Latin verticalis, from VERTEX.
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