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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.
EXPANDof 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.
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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.
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COLLAPSEEconomics. 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
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anything horizontal, as a plane, direction, or object.
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Horizontal
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Related forms
hor·i·zon·tal·ly, adverb
sub·hor·i·zon·tal, adjective
sub·hor·i·zon·tal·ly, adverb
sub·hor·i·zon·tal·ness, noun
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Example Sentences
- Two lines you should never cross...the horizontal and the verticle.
- Some move front to back, some stationary, some diagonal and some horizontal.
- They hired a miner to drive a horizontal shaft into the riverbank just above a layer of dinosaur fossils.
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World English Dictionary
| horizontal (ˌhɒrɪˈzɒntəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | Compare vertical parallel to the plane of the horizon; level; flat |
| 2. | of or relating to the horizon |
| 3. | measured or contained in a plane parallel to that of the horizon |
| 4. | applied uniformly or equally to all members of a group |
| 5. | economics relating to identical stages of commercial activity: horizontal integration |
| —n | |
| 6. | a horizontal plane, position, line, etc |
| horizon'tality | |
| —n | |
| hori'zontalness | |
| —n | |
| hori'zontally | |
| —adv | |
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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