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Vertical describes something at a right angle to the horizon. (adjective)

An example of something which would be described as standing vertical is something that is standing directly upright at a right angle to the flat ground.

See vertical in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of, at, or in the vertex or zenith
1. perpendicular, or at a right angle, to the plane of the horizon; upright, straight up or down, etc.
2. at a right angle to the plane of the supporting surface
at, or made up of elements at, different levels, as of industrial production and distribution or of social status
Anat., Zool. of the vertex of the head
Biol. in the direction in which the axis lies; lengthwise

noun

a vertical line, plane, circle, etc.
upright position

Related Forms:

verticality noun
vertically adverb

See vertical in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(vûrˈtĭ-kəl)

adjective

Being or situated at right angles to the horizon; upright.
Situated at the vertex or highest point; directly overhead.
Anatomy Of or relating to the vertex of the head.
Economics Relating to or involving all stages from production to sale: vertical integration.
Relating to or composed of elements at different levels, as of society.

noun