vertical

Adjective

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

• 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
    

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

• 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
    

Noun

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

• something that is oriented vertically

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  erect , upright , perpendicular
• Antonyms: 
  unerect , inclined , horizontal