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 , perpendicular ]

relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution

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 ]

something that is oriented vertically

a vertical structural member as a post or stake; the ball sailed between the uprights

[ Syn: upright ]

of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group); vertical social mobility'