Vertical

An object is in a vertical position when it is aligned in an "up-down" direction, perpendicular to the horizon.

Related Topics:
Perpendicular - Horizon

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• In science the vertical (or plumb line) is the direction of the force of gravity.
• A pair of angles are said to be vertical if they share the same vertex and are bounded by the same pair of lines but are opposite to each other.
• In music the vertical aspect is simultaneity, either intervals or harmony, as opposed to succession or the linear aspect
• In marketing and business in general, a vertical informally means a vertical market.