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States > Quality > Shape > Horizontal > Vertical

Preferred term

8.3.1.4.1Vertical  

Definition

  • Use this domain for words describing a vertical orientation in relation to the ground. A person is vertical when he is standing.

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Scope note

  • What words describe something in a vertical position? vertical, upright, up-and-down, plumb, erect, upraised, perpendicular, at right angles, square, standing, true, straight, straight up, bolt upright. What words refer to making something vertical? raise, stand something up, stand something on end, erect, set up, rear. What words describe a surface that is vertical? sheer, drop (n). What words describe when the top of something is on the bottom? upside down, inverted, upended. What tools are used to determine if something is vertical? plumb line, level, square.

Notation

  • 8.3.1.4.1

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https://w3id.org/MoRe-SFB1475/CT/concepts/1033318835

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