Vertical

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Vertical position; zenith.

II. Vertical ·noun A vertical line, plane, or circle.

III. Vertical ·adj Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb; as, a vertical line.

IV. Vertical ·adj Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one.

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

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