adj
Meaning 1
Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- horizontal lines
Meaning relationships
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adj
Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Relating to horizontal markets
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, marketing
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adj
Pertaining to the horizon.
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Usage: archaic
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adj
Involving wines of the same vintages but from different wineries.
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Topics: beverages, food, lifestyle, oenology, wine
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adj
Having the two notes sound successively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Synonyms: linear, melodic
Antonyms: vertical
adj
Relating to sexual intercourse.
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Usage: euphemistic
Topics: lifestyle, sex, sexuality
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adj
Being or relating to the transmission of organisms between biotic and/or abiotic members of an ecosystem that are not in a parent-progeny relationship.
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Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
A horizontal component of a structure.
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noun
Horizon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
A Tasmanian shrub or small tree whose main trunk tends to lean over and grow horizontally, Anodopetalum biglandulosum
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adjective
parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: vertical, inclined
noun
something that is oriented horizontally
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: orientation
History
Borrowed from Middle French horizontal, from horizon, horizonte, from Latin horizōn (stem horizont-).
Across languages
126 source translations are retained for this English entry.