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(Dialing)	A line perpendicular to the horizon.
(Conic Sections)	A right line drawn on the vertical plane, and passing through the vertex of the cone.
(Surv.)	The direction of a plumb line; a line normal to the surface of still water.
(Geom., Drawing, etc.)	A line parallel to the sides of a page or sheet, in distinction from a horizontal line parallel to the top or bottom.

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