Meaning & Definition of Vertical in English

1. Something that is oriented vertically

2. A vertical structural member as a post or stake

• "The ball sailed between the uprights"

1. 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"

2. Relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution

3. 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"

4. Of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group)

• "Vertical social mobility"