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hor⋅i⋅zon⋅tal

  [hawr-uh-zon-tl, hor-]
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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. 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
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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.
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Slang Dictionary
horizontal

  1. mod.
    alcohol intoxicated. : Stewed? No, he's totally horizontal!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Legal Dictionary

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.
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Medical Dictionary

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.
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