Horizontal Definition

hôrĭ-zŏntl, hŏr-
horizontals
adjective
Of or near the horizon.
Horizontal parallax.
Webster's New World
Parallel to the plane of the horizon; not vertical.
Webster's New World
At right angles to a vertical line.
American Heritage Medicine
Placed, operating, or acting chiefly in a direction parallel to the horizon.
Webster's New World
Flat and even; level.
Webster's New World
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noun
horizontals
A horizontal line, plane, etc.
Webster's New World
Position parallel to the horizon.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Horizontal

Noun

Singular:
horizontal
Plural:
horizontals

Origin of Horizontal

  • French from Latin horizōn horizont- horizon horizon

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French horizontal

    From Wiktionary

Horizontal Sentence Examples

  • A boiler with horizontal sections is shown in fig.

  • In the second class there are, in addition to the lifting motion, two horizontal movements at right angles to one another.

  • The " roods " themselves were not The simplest form is the " flat roof " consisting of horizontal wood joists laid from wall to wall as in floor construction.

  • It has the horizontal racking motion mentioned FIG.

  • There is again a floor of folded Archean rocks overlaid by nearly horizontal strata of Lower Palaeozoic age; but these are followed by marine beds belonging to the Carboniferous period.

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Words Starting With

HHOHOR

Words Ending With

LALTAL

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Words Starting With H and Ending With L

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10 Letter Words10 Letter Words Starting With H10 Letter Words Ending With L