horizontal
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- adjective
- /ˌhɔːrɪˈzɒntəl/
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horizontal
- The ten guards left them to ride in the elevator alone, a journey horizontal, diagonal, and vertical.
- horizontal line
- horizontal and vertical
- horizontal axis
Runs go horizontal, ladders grow up.
- Runs go horizontal, ladders grow up.
Examples
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Let's think about space-time and the horizontal plane here could be space.
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Now we got a long, thin horizontal piece or a long, thin vertical piece.
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Our eyes are left and right, and that horizontal plane works in our favor.
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Those lines are horizontal and parallel.
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It's the two sides where we're pointing horizontal to the sun.
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Now I can also adjust the horizontal alignment again.
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This one, the direction is horizontal, so it's going horizontally.
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Papers and reports were stacked on every horizontal surface since the file cabinets were full.
Fiction book (1992) -
The artist drew a horizontal line across the canvas to create a sense of balance.
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We need to make sure the shelves are horizontal so that the books don't fall off.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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A fixed flat part at the tail of a plane that keeps the nose steady
- Specialized
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A company grows by buying or joining similar companies at the same business level to reduce competition
A single metal pole fixed high between two posts that gymnasts swing and perform moves on
- Specialized
Joining companies that do the same work to reduce competition or save money
- Specialized
Two companies in the same business that compete join to become one company
- Specialized
The biggest apparent shift of the Moon or a planet seen from Earth at the horizon
- Specialized
A drawing that shows what a building or object looks like when cut horizontally
- Specialized
A flat surface at the tail of a plane that keeps the nose level and controls up-and-down movement
How Horizontal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word horizontal comes from horizon, the line where the sky meets the land, so when something is horizontal it is 'level' or 'parallel to that line'.