Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
Related Searches
on Ask.com
Synonyms
Nearby Entries

horizontal

- 5 dictionary results

hor⋅i⋅zon⋅tal

  [hawr-uh-zon-tl, hor-]
Use horizontal in a Sentence
–adjective
1. at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground.
2. flat or level: a horizontal position.
3. being in a prone or supine position; recumbent: His bad back has kept him horizontal for a week.
4. near, on, or parallel to the horizon.
5. of or pertaining to the horizon.
6. measured or contained in a plane parallel to the horizon: a horizontal distance.
7. (of material on a printed page, pieces on a game board, etc.) extending across, from the left to the right of the viewer.
8. of or pertaining to a position or individual of similar status: He received a horizontal promotion to a different department, retaining his old salary and title.
9. Economics. of or pertaining to companies, affiliates, divisions, etc., that perform the same or similar functions or produce the same or similar products: Through horizontal mergers the company monopolized its field.
–noun
10. anything horizontal, as a plane, direction, or object.
Origin:
1545–55; < L horizont- (s. of horizōn) horizon + -al 1

Related forms:
hor⋅i⋅zon⋅tal⋅i⋅ty  [hawr-i-zon-tal-i-tee, hor-] , hor⋅i⋅zon⋅tal⋅ness, noun
hor⋅i⋅zon⋅tal⋅ly, adverb
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To horizontal
hor·i·zon·tal   (hôr'ĭ-zŏn'tl, hŏr'-)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or near the horizon.
    1. Parallel to or in the plane of the horizon.
    2. At right angles to a vertical line.
  3. Occupying or restricted to the same level in a hierarchy: a horizontal study of verbal ability; a horizontal transfer by an employee.
n.  Something, such as a line, plane, or object, that is horizontal.

[French, from Latin horizōn, horizont-, horizon; see horizon.]
hor'i·zon·tal'i·ty (-zən-tāl'ĭ-tē), hor'i·zon'tal·ness n., hor'i·zon'tal·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source

Horizontal

Hor`i*zon"tal\, a. [Cf. F. horizontal.]

1. Pertaining to, or near, the horizon. "Horizontal misty air." --Milton.

2. Parallel to the horizon; on a level; as, a horizontalline or surface.

3. Measured or contained in a plane of the horizon; as, horizontal distance.

Horizontal drill, a drilling machine having a horizontal drill spindle.

Horizontal engine, one the piston of which works horizontally.

Horizontal fire (Mil.), the fire of ordnance and small arms at point-blank range or at low angles of elevation.

Horizontal force (Physics), the horizontal component of the earth's magnetic force.

Horizontal line (Descriptive Geometry & Drawing), a constructive line, either drawn or imagined, which passes through the point of sight, and is the chief line in the projection upon which all verticals are fixed, and upon which all vanishing points are found.

Horizontal parallax. See under Parallax.

Horizontal plane (Descriptive Geometry), a plane parallel to the horizon, upon which it is assumed that objects are projected. See Projection. It is upon the horizontal plane that the ground plan of the buildings is supposed to be drawn.

Horizontal projection, a projection made on a plane parallel to the horizon.

Horizontal range (Gunnery), the distance in a horizontal plane to which a gun will throw a projectile.

Horizontal water wheel, a water wheel in which the axis is vertical, the buckets or floats revolving in a horizontal plane, as in most turbines.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Cite This Source
Language Translation for : horizontal
Spanish: horizontal,
German: horizontal,
Japanese: 水平の
More Translations »

Main Entry: hor·i·zon·tal
Pronunciation: "hor-&-'zän-t&l, "här-
Function: adjective
: relating to, directed toward, or consisting of individuals or entities of similar status or on the same level —hor·i·zon·tal·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Cite This Source

Main Entry: hor·i·zon·tal
Pronunciation: "hor-&-'zänt-&l, "här-
Function: adjective
1 : relating toor being a transverse plane or section of the body
2 : relating to or being transmission (as of a disease) by physical contact or proximity in contrast with inheritance—compare VERTICAL —hor·i·zon·tal·ly /-&l-E/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see horizontal on Thesaurus | Reference