horizontal (ˌhɒrɪˈzɒntəll
)
Definitions
adjective
- parallel to the plane of the horizon; level; flat Compare vertical (sense 1)
- of or relating to the horizon
- measured or contained in a plane parallel to that of the horizon
- applied uniformly or equally to all members of a group
- economics relating to identical stages of commercial activity ⇒
horizontal integration
noun
- a horizontal plane, position, line, etc
Alternative Forms
ˌhorizonˈtality ˌhoriˈzontalness noun ˌhoriˈzontally adverbTranslations
- British English:
horizontal
Something that is horizontal is flat and parallel with the ground....vertical and horizontal lines.ˌhɒrɪˈzɒntl ADJECTIVE ...vertical and horizontal lines.
- Spanish:
horizontal
adj
- French:
horizontal
adj
- German:
horizontal
adj
- Chinese: 水平的 adj
- Arabic: أُفُقِيّ adj
- Portuguese: horizontal adj
- Russian: горизонтальный adj горизонтальная
- Croatian: vodoravan adj vodoravna
- Czech: horizontální adj
- Danish: horisontal adj
- Dutch: horizontaal adj
- Finnish: vaakasuora adj
- Greek: οριζόντιος adj οριζόντια
- Italian: orizzontale adj
- Japanese: 水平な no_posp
- Korean: 수평의 adj
- Norwegian: vannrett adj
- Polish: poziomy adj pozioma
- Brazilian Portuguese: horizontal adj
- European Spanish:
horizontal
adj
- Swedish: vågrät adj vågrätt
- Thai: แนวนอน adj
- Turkish: yatay adj
- Vietnamese: nằm ngang adj
Usage examples
He swept the chair in a horizontal arc, trying to smash me into the wall.
, Toy Shop (1990)The dampers reduced the horizontal displacement of the top floor by 75 per cent.
New Scientist (1998)Later Edith gravitated to Paris, where a series of rich men kept her in hotels in return for horizontal dalliances.
Toronto Sun (2003)On white canvases she paints rectangles of thick horizontal lines in tones of grey.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Jung would also consider previous dreams in the series to determine whether ` horizontal " trends or patterns between dreams were apparent.
, Our Dreaming Mind (1994)