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(hôr'ĭ-zŏn'tl, hŏr'-) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or near the horizon.
    1. Parallel to or in the plane of the horizon.
    2. At right angles to a vertical line.
  2. Occupying or restricted to the same level in a hierarchy: a horizontal study of verbal ability; a horizontal transfer by an employee.
n.
Something, such as a line, plane, or object, that is horizontal.

[French, from Latin horizōn, horizont-, horizon. See horizon.]

horizontality hor'i·zon·tal'i·ty (-zən-tăl'ĭ-tē) or hor'i·zon'tal·ness n.
horizontally hor'i·zon'tal·ly adv.

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adj

Definition: lying flat
Antonyms: upright, vertical

At right angles to the direction of gravity; on the level; parallel to the horizon; neither vertical nor inclined.


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IN BRIEF: Being on the same level.

pronunciation Lay the board horizontally on the joists for the floor.

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Parallel to the plane of the horizon.

  • h. beam — positioning of a subject so that the x-ray beam needs to be directed horizontally. Used because of difficulty in positioning the animal for a dorsoventral shot, or because of interest in the position of fluid or gas.
  • h. mattress suture — see mattress suture pattern.
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - horisontal, vandret
n. - noget, der er horisontalt

idioms:

  • horizontal bar    reck (gymnastik), barre

Nederlands (Dutch)
horizontaal, waterpas, vlak, rekstok

Français (French)
adj. - horizontal
n. - horizontale

idioms:

  • horizontal bar    barre fixe

Deutsch (German)
adj. - horizontal, waagerecht
n. - Horizontale, Waagerechte

idioms:

  • horizontal bar    Reckstange

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - οριζόντιος

idioms:

  • horizontal bar    (Η/Υ) οριζόντια μπάρα κύλισης

Italiano (Italian)
orizzontale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - horizontal

Русский (Russian)
горизонтальный, плоский, равноценный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - horizontal
n. - horizontal

idioms:

  • horizontal bar    barra fija

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - horisontal, horisontell, liggande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
地平线的, 水平的, 水平线, 横的位置, 水平面

idioms:

  • horizontal bar    单杠

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 地平線的, 水平的
n. - 水平線, 橫的位置, 水平面

idioms:

  • horizontal bar    單槓

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 지평선상의, 수평면의, 가로의
n. - 수평위치, 수평봉

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 地平線上の, 水平面の, 水平動の, 水平の
n. - 水平的統合, 水平棒, 水平線

idioms:

  • horizontal bar    鉄棒

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أفقي, مؤلف من أعضاء من طراز واحد أو ذوي وضع اجتماعي واحد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מאוזן, אופקי‬
n. - ‮קו או מישור מאוזנים‬


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