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horizontal Definition

hori·zon·tal (hôr′i zänt′'l)

adjective

  1. of or near the horizon
    1. parallel to the plane of the horizon; not vertical
    2. placed, operating, or acting chiefly in a horizontal direction
  3. flat and even; level
  4. at, or made up of elements at, the same levels of industrial production and distribution, or of status

Etymology: ModL horizontalis < L horizon (gen. horizontis): see horizon

noun

  1. a horizontal line, plane, etc.
  2. position parallel to the horizon

horizontal Related Forms
hor′·i·zon·tal′·i·ty (-tal′ə tē) noun hor′i·zon′·tally adverb
horizontal Synonyms

horizontal

modif.

  1. Level

    plane, aligned, parallel; see flat 1, level 3, straight 1.

  2. Even

    flush, uniform, regular; see flat 1, smooth 1.

horizontal Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • offset: The horizontal offset of the line would correspond to additional pixel transfers.
  • keep: The keyboard should be used with the forearms and wrists kept horizontal and the elbows close to the body.
  • become: This process causes decision making and communication to become more horizontal and as a consequence more democratic.
  • include: Leg Power Improvement Leg power exercises include horizontal bounding and hopping.

Adjective modifier

  • staggered: Each staggered horizontal and straight vertical line should be complete, with no gaps in the dot pattern.
  • light: On side a 3 light horizontal sliding sash over 2 light casement.

Modifies a noun

  • axis: The horizontal axis is the Galactic Plane or Milky Way.
  • plane: The sound rotates in the horizontal plane, three squares away starting directly to the left of the listener.
  • scrollbar: When I get an answer correct, a very wide horizontal scrollbar appears, yet the rest of the screen is black.
  • stripe: The ribbon was originally white with purple broad horizontal stripes, but changed in 1919 to the current white with purple broad diagonal stripes.
  • transfer: The general public too, could become exposed to such dangers of horizontal gene transfer.
  • sundial: A print of the 1670s showing a large horizontal sundial in the knot garden.

Used with adjective complement

  • remain: Figure 2.20: Vertical Text Alignment demonstration For vertical text paths, the horizontal alignment remains horizontal.

Noun used with modifier

  • axis: Another group are prolate, having the major axis horizontal, usually.

Modifying Another Word

  • roughly: Forearms should be roughly horizontal when resting on your desk and your computer keyboard needs to be where your fingers fall comfortably.
  • nearly: The Black Mountains are composed of nearly horizontal Devonian Lower Old Red Sandstone.
  • almost: At this point, your upper body should be almost horizontal to the ground.
  • approximately: Figure 1: An approximately horizontal outcrop map, of the Big Hole fault, Utah.
  • perfectly: If it doesn't end up with perfectly horizontal spectra then something has gone wrong.
  • either: Please note: the direction of lead force should be either horizontal or downward.
horizontal Quotes

A perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire.

—Shaw, George Bernard

I am making a little trip to N.Y. in the near future and we will have a little talk and you can explain your positon, altho the way I feel now if I saw you now your positon would be horizontle.

—O'Hara,John Henry