Both Uses of
vertical
in
Black: The Birth of Evil
- Tom launched himself vertically and spun into a full roundhouse kick, screaming despite his better judgment.†
Chpt 1 *vertically = with an orientation that is straight up and down (90 degrees relative to the floor)
- And there, just to his right, at an elevation that must be over ten thousand feet, he was sure he saw a herd of horses galloping through a vertical meadow.†
Chpt 25vertical = straight up and down
Definition:
oriented straight up and down
(When you are standing, you could be thought of as vertical. When lying down, you could be thought of as horizontal.)
(When you are standing, you could be thought of as vertical. When lying down, you could be thought of as horizontal.)