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ERECTNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Position at right angles to the horizon
Synonyms:
erectness; uprightness; verticality; verticalness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("erectness" is a kind of...):
position; spatial relation (the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated)
Derivation:
erect (upright in position or posture)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The property of being upright in posture
Synonyms:
erectness; uprightness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("erectness" is a kind of...):
stance (standing posture)
Derivation:
erect (upright in position or posture)
