The word status refers to social stratification on a vertical scale.

Note that the following graph starts in 1860 to optimize its vertical scale.

I choose to believe the vertical scale is the percentage of people who hate their cell phone company.

For example, a drawing showing a new road in elevation might use different horizontal and vertical scales.

The true journey of our lives is measured on a vertical scale.

The vertical scale must start at 0 so that the heights of each bar can be accurately compared.

The Model is distorted by a factor of ten between the horizontal and vertical scales.

This histogram differs from the first only in the vertical scale.

First the adjustable vertical scale is set at a suitable height.

Height lines are a quick way of establishing a vertical scale.