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upright
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upright
adj.
vertical, perpendicular, erect; just, honorable, principled
n.
state of being perpendicular; that which stands vertically erect; piano whose strings are strung vertically
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Relative direction
The most common relative directions are , , , , , and . No absolute direction corresponds to any of the relative directions. This is a consequence of the translational invariance of the laws of physics: nature, loosely speaking, behaves the same no matter what direction one moves. As demonstrated by the Michelson-Morley null result, there is no absolute inertial frame of reference. There are definite relationships between the relative directions, however. Left and right, forward and backward, and up and down are three pairs of directions, each pair orthogonal to both of the others. Relative directions are also known as egocentric coordinates.
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upright
Noun
1. a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights"
(synonym) vertical
(hypernym) structural member
(hyponym) column, pillar
(part-holonym) goalpost
2. a piano with a vertical sounding board
(synonym) upright piano
(hypernym) piano, pianoforte, forte-piano
(hyponym) spinet
Adjective
1. in a vertical position; not sloping; "an upright post"
(synonym) unsloped
(similar) vertical, perpendicular
2. of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"; "the life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous"- Frederick Douglass
(synonym) good, just, virtuous
(similar) righteous
3. erect in posture; "behind him sat old man Arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back"
(synonym) straight, unbent, unbowed
(similar) erect, vertical
4. maintaining an erect position; "standing timber"; "many buildings were still standing"
(synonym) standing
5. 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"
(synonym) erect, vertical
(similar) erectile
(attribute) position, posture, attitude
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upright
příd.jm.
vzpřímený; kolmý; poctivý; čestný
přísl.
rovně; zpříma; kolmo
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upright
Przym.
pionowy; prawy; odpowiedzialny
Przysł
prosto; pionowo
