horizontal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌhoɹəˈzɒn.təl/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
- (California) audio
- /ˌhɔɹɪˈzɔn.təl/ (Australia)
- /ˌhɒɹɪˈzɒn.təl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌhoɹəˈzɑn.təl/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French horizontal, from horizon, horizonte, from Latin horizōn (stem horizont-).
Meanings
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Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.
I also claim the combination of the separator shaft with the shoe, and with the pitman, for the purpose of imparting to it a recriprocating horizontal movement, and a vibratory movement on its axis at the same time,...
1847, editorial staff, “Winnowing Machines”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 68:[…] a pair of pauldrons with the light horizontal bar which in later years developed into the high neckguard of the sixteenth century; numbers of gauntlets, visors of helmets, and other pieces, the handling of which is a sheer joy […]
1976, Apollo: A Journal of the Arts:Power is derived from a British United Traction Limited "A"-type 150-h.p. six-cylinder horizontal diesel engine; this drives through a fluid flywheel, and thence through a free wheel unit to a four-speed epicyclic gearbox.
1958 April 14, “Diesel Railbus for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 275:horizontal lines
- Relating to horizontal markets
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(archaic) Pertaining to the horizon.
As when the Sun new ris'n / Looks through the Horizontal misty Air
1667, John Milton, “Book I”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC, lines 594-595:
- Involving wines of the same vintages but from different wineries.
- (of an interval) Having the two notes sound successively.
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(euphemistic) Relating to sexual intercourse.
Comparing a man who inspires you intellectually and makes you laugh with a guy who fulfils all your horizontal desires means you’re not comparing like with like.
2020 February 2, Mariella Frostrup, “One is a great guy; the other is good in bed. So who do I choose?”, in The Guardian:horizontal tango
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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.
Infectious agents may spread by horizontal transmission.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most horizontal | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more horizontal | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
horizontal pitch · horizontal privity · unhorizontal · horizontal gene transfer · horizontally · horizontal refreshments · horizontal tango · horizontal extension · horizontal polka · horizontal dancing · horizontalism · horizontal bar · horizontal plane · horizontal proliferation · horizontal run · horizontal stabiliser · horizontal categorification · horizontal integration · horizontalize · horizontalist · horizontal jogging · horizontal stabilizer · paleohorizontal · nonhorizontal · quasihorizontal · horizontal hula · horizontal machining center · horizontal standard · horizontalness · horizontal mambo · horizontal escalation · circumhorizontal · horizontal divestiture · subhorizontal · horizontal sorting · horizontality · horizontal slam dance · horizontal hostility · horizontal market
Synonyms
Translations (123)
uz gorizontal (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · ms melintang (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · ig kehoraizin (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · gd fàireil (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · mi huapae (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · bg хоризонта́лен (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · nl horizontaal (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · fi vaaka- (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · eo horizontala (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · rw itambitse (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · ru горизонта́льный (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · gu આડી (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · nb vannrett (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · tr yatay (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · es horizontal (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · el οριζόντιος (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · hi क्षैतिज (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · he אפקי (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · de waagerecht (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · mr क्षैतिज (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · mk водорамен (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · sh водораван (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · gv rea (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · ms mengufuk (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · tl higa (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · de horizontal (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · fi vaakasuuntainen (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · hu vízszintes (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · my အလျားလိုက် (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · lt horizontalus (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · mos sasre (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · mt orizzontali (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · su horisontal (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · co orizzontali (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · pl poziomy (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · mg marindrano (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · nn horisontal (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · ja 横の (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · sl vodoraven (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · da vandret (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · sv horisontell (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · gl horizontal (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · sh horizontalan (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · nn vassrett (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · is lárétt (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · cmn 橫的 /横的 (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · mk хоризонтален (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · pl horyzontalny (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · bg водора́вен (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · af horisontale (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · fo vatnrættur (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · et horisontaalne (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · yo petele (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · th แนวราบ (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · yi האָריזאָנטאַל (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · sh хоризонталан (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · ckb ئاسۆیی (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · ha a kwance (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · cy llorweddol (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · sk horizontálny (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · gv co-chruinnagh (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · ht orizontal (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · mn хэвтээ (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · ka ჰორიზონტალური (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · de waagrecht (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · ms mendatar (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · tt горизонталь (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · ar أُفُقِيّ (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · sv vågrät (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · nb horisontal (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · cs vodorovný (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · hy հորիզոնական (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · ast horizontal (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · lo ອອກຕາມລວງນອນ (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · ko 지평의 (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · jv horisontal (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · id horisontal (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · uk позе́мий (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · bn অনুভূমিক (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · am አግድም (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · kk көлденең (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · te సమాంతరము (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · fa افقی (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · tg уфуқӣ (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · km ផ្ដេក (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · zu ovundlile (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · az üfüqi (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · oc orizontal (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · ja 水平な (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · crh köndelen (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · ta கிடைமட்ட (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · fi vaakasuora (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · fr horizontal (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · sl horizontalen (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · sk vodorovný (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · ny yopingasa (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · bg хоризонтов (pertaining to the horizon) · nb vassrett (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · ga cothrománach (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · cs horizontální (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · sh vodoravan (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · cmn 水平 (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · ko 수평의 (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · be гарызанта́льны (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · ur افقی (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · gv co-ard (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · it orizzontale (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · la horizontālis (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · be пазе́мны (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · ko 가로의 (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · bg хоризонта́лен (marketing: relating to horizontal markets) · ca horitzontal (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · uk позе́мний (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · ceb pinahigda (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · lv horizontāls (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · ml തിരശ്ചീനമായ (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · sm faʻalava (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · sq horizontal (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · eu horizontala (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · pt horizontal (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · ro orizontal (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · vi ngang (parallel to the plane of the horizon) · uk горизонта́льний (parallel to the plane of the horizon)