Definition of "subvertical" []

• Almost vertical or perpendicular.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Dike geology, a subvertical sheet-like intrusion of magma or sediment"
• "T. imperator and T. navigans, in contrast, are longer-skulled, with immense vertical crests, supported by thin subvertical spines at their leading edges."
• "It has a distinctive subvertical, dorsoventrally elongate naris."