horizontal
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2.9
- noun
- /ˌhɔːrɪˈzɒntəl/
:
línea horizontal
- 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
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1.8
A straight mark that runs level like the horizon
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.7
A fixed flat part at the tail of a plane that keeps the nose steady
- Specialized
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6.8
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 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.