horizontal
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2.9
- noun
- /ˌhɔːrɪˈzɒntəl/
- Due to the low height of the airplane, the camera angle is slightly dipped from the horizontal.
- horizontals and verticals
- horizontal well
- degrees from the horizontal
Examples
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There's a reason Wayfair stock price has literally been horizontal for six months.
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When considering horizontal drilling, engineers often examine the ratio of PIs of a horizontal well to a vertical well.
Academic text (1991) -
So this is a horizontal plane, horizontal plane.
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And these two reference lines specify a plane which we call horizontal or level.
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Oh, no, it's clearly a horizontal axis.
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And that's all we have here is a horizontal stretch.
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The sides are cut at ninety degrees to the horizontal, and the bottom of the hole is very flat.
Fiction book (1990) -
And so we could say that the graph has a horizontal tangent line at this point.
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I'm holding it, and then I've got to go find a horizontal surface for it.
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The artist drew a horizontal line across the canvas to create balance in the composition.
Synonyms
5
1.8
A straight mark that runs level like the horizon
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
6.7
A fixed flat part at the tail of a plane that keeps the nose steady
1
4.8
A single metal pole fixed high between two posts that gymnasts swing and perform moves on
- Specialized
1
6.8
A company grows by buying or joining similar companies at the same business level to reduce competition
- Specialized
1
6.0
Two companies in the same business that compete join to become one company
- Specialized
1
4.7
A flat surface at the tail of a plane that keeps the nose level and controls up-and-down movement
- Specialized
1
9.9
The biggest apparent shift of the Moon or a planet seen from Earth at the horizon
- Specialized
1
5.4
A drawing that shows what a building or object looks like when cut horizontally
- Specialized
Joining companies that do the same work to reduce competition or save money
How Level
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word horizontal comes from horizon, the line where the sky seems to meet the land, so a horizontal is a line or surface that is 'level' and goes the same way as that line.