horizontal
IPA: hɔrʌzˈɑntʌɫ
noun
- A horizontal component of a structure.
- (geology) Horizon.
- A Tasmanian shrub or small tree whose main trunk tends to lean over and grow horizontally, Anodopetalum biglandulosum
adjective
- Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.
- (marketing) Relating to horizontal markets
- (archaic) Pertaining to the horizon.
- (wine) Involving wines of the same vintages but from different wineries.
- (music, of an interval) Having the two notes sound successively.
- (sex, euphemistic) Relating to sexual intercourse.
- (biology) Being or relating to the transmission of organisms between biotic and/or abiotic members of an ecosystem that are not in a parent-progeny relationship.
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Examples of "horizontal" in Sentences
- The artist painted a beautiful landscape with a horizontal horizon line that drew the viewer's eye
- To improve stability, the structure was designed with horizontal beams supporting the roof
- The text in the document was aligned in a horizontal format for easier readability
- In geometry class, we learned that horizontal lines run parallel to the ground
- The farmer planted the rows of crops in a horizontal layout across the field
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