Read the dictionary definition of vertical. All definitions for this word.
1. a vertical structural member as a post or stake
1. the ball sailed between the uprights
2. something that is oriented vertically
3. of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group)
1. vertical social mobility
4. at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
1. a vertical camera angle
2. the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab
3. measure the perpendicular height
5. upright in position or posture
1. an erect stature
2. erect flower stalks
3. for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression
4. a column still vertical amid the ruins
5. he sat bolt upright
6. relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution