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Horizontal

see synonyms of horizontal

Noun

1. horizontal

something that is oriented horizontally

Adjective

2. horizontal

parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line

Example Sentences:
'a horizontal surface'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Horizontal

see synonyms of horizontal
adjective
1. 
parallel to the plane of the horizon; level; flat
Compare vertical (sense 1)
2. 
of or relating to the horizon
3. 
measured or contained in a plane parallel to that of the horizon
4. 
applied uniformly or equally to all members of a group
5. economics
relating to identical stages of commercial activity
horizontal integration
noun
6. 
a horizontal plane, position, line, etc

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Horizontal

see synonyms of horizontal
adjective
1. 
of or near the horizon
2. 
a. 
parallel to the plane of the horizon; not vertical
b. 
placed, operating, or acting chiefly in a horizontal direction
3. 
flat and even; level
4. 
at, or made up of elements at, the same levels of industrial production and distribution, or of status
noun
5. 
a horizontal line, plane, etc.
6. 
position parallel to the horizon

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Horizontal

see synonyms of horizontal
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or near the horizon.
2.
a. Parallel to or in the plane of the horizon.
b. At right angles to a vertical line.
3. Occupying or restricted to the same level in a hierarchy: a horizontal study of verbal ability; a horizontal transfer by an employee.
4. Medicine Of or relating to transmission of infection by contact with or physical proximity to an infected individual or fomite.
n.
Something, such as a line, plane, or object, that is horizontal.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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