horizontality
Americannoun
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the condition or fact of being horizontal.
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Business. the defining feature of a corporate structure with minimal hierarchy, in which responsibility for planning and decision-making is spread across all areas or departments of the business.
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Commerce. the fact of encompassing a wide range of industries or many aspects of an industry.
Example Sentences
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With its deeply overhanging roofs, its insistent horizontality, and ground-hugging form, it is an exemplar of the Prairie Style.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
While sharing similar tenets like low-slung horizontality, natural materials and warm informality, some incorporate elements of Colonial or Spanish architecture, others take on a bit of Swiss Chalet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025
A local cliche might sum it up: The horizontality of the monument is like a film.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2022
Locked down and pandemic-crazy, most of us have lately had more than our share of horizontality, staying home and shuffling around from room to room.
From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2021
The bedding, which is nearly vertical, is indicated by the shading, while the secondary cleavage approaches horizontality.
From The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin by Wallace W. Atwood
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