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

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  1. a. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one.
  2. a. Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb; as, a vertical line.
  3. n. Vertical position; zenith.
  4. n. A vertical line, plane, or circle.
  5. adj. at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
  6. adj. relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution
  7. adj. upright in position or posture
  8. adj. of or class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/relating">relating to class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/different">different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group)
  9. n. something that is oriented vertically
  10. n. a vertical structural member as a post or stake
  11. A vertical line, plane, or circle. Prime vertical, Primevertical dial. See under Prime, a.