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1.
Something that is vertical stands or points straight up.
The gadget can be attached to any vertical or near vertical surface.
≠ horizontal
ADJ
• ver‧ti‧cal‧ly
Cut each bulb in half vertically.
ADV : ADV after v
2.
The vertical is the direction that points straight up, at an angle of 90 degrees to a flat surface.
Pluto seems to have suffered a major collision that tipped it 122 degrees from the vertical.
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