Vertical (novel) definition

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

"Vertical social mobility"

(2) 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"

(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) Relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution

(5) A vertical structural member as a post or stake

"The ball sailed between the uprights"

(6) Something that is oriented vertically