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horizontal
[ hawr-uh-zon-tl, hor- ]
adjective
- at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground.
- flat or level:
a horizontal position.
- being in a prone or supine position; recumbent:
His bad back has kept him horizontal for a week.
- near, on, or parallel to the horizon.
- of or relating to the horizon.
- measured or contained in a plane parallel to the horizon:
a horizontal distance.
- (of material on a printed page, pieces on a game board, etc.) extending across, from the left to the right of the viewer.
- of or relating to a position or individual of similar status:
He received a horizontal promotion to a different department, retaining his old salary and title.
- Economics. of or relating to companies, affiliates, divisions, etc., that perform the same or similar functions or produce the same or similar products:
Through horizontal mergers the company monopolized its field.
noun
- anything horizontal, as a plane, direction, or object.
horizontal
/ ˌɒɪˈɒԳə /
adjective
- parallel to the plane of the horizon; level; flat Compare vertical
- 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 activity
horizontal integration
noun
- a horizontal plane, position, line, etc
Derived Forms
- ˌǰDzˈٲٲ, noun
- ˌǰˈDzԳٲ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- ǰ··Dz·ٲ··ٲ [hawr-i-zon-, tal, -i-tee, hor-], ǰi·Dzt·Ա noun
- ǰi·Dzt· adverb
- ܲhǰ··Dzt adjective
- ܲhǰ··Dzt·ly adverb
- ܲhǰ··Dzt·ness noun
- ܲhǰ··Dzt adjective
- ܲhǰ··Dzt·ly adverb
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of horizontal1
Example Sentences
What makes UCLA’s otherwise cookie-cutter postseason look stand out is on the back: “We” printed over a horizontal bar and “me.”
“We” was printed on the back on top of a horizontal bar and the word “me.”
"If the US is to be less present, then European countries will be depending much more on each other. Our strategic world becomes more horizontal," he says.
"It doesn't sink," says Mr Heald, explaining how it uses four horizontal and vertical thrusters to move in any direction.
“I compare it to meditation: inhale, exhale,” she said as she pulled the horizontal beater bar toward her to push the yarn into place.
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