horizontal
[ hawr-uh-zon-tl, hor- ]
/ ˌhɔr əˈzɒn tl, ˌhɒr- /
adjective
noun
anything horizontal, as a plane, direction, or object.
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British Dictionary definitions for horizontally
horizontal
/ (ˌhɒrɪˈzɒntəl) /
adjective
parallel to the plane of the horizon; level; flatCompare vertical (def. 1)
of or relating to the horizon
measured or contained in a plane parallel to that of the horizon
applied uniformly or equally to all members of a group
economics relating to identical stages of commercial activityhorizontal integration
noun
a horizontal plane, position, line, etc
Derived Formshorizontality or horizontalness, nounhorizontally, adverb
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Word Origin and History for horizontally
horizontal
1550s, "relating to or near the horizon," from French horizontal, from Latin horizontem (see horizon). Meaning "flat" (i.e., "parallel to the horizon") is from 1630s. Related: horizontally.
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