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horizontal.

Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.

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Meaning & usage

adj/ˌhɒɹɪˈzɒn.təl/Received-Pronunciation/ˌhoɹəˈzɑn.təl/Atlantic-Canada, General-American/ˌhoɹəˈzɒn.təl/Canada, dialectal/ˌhɔɹɪˈzɔn.təl/Australia
  1. Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.

    horizontal lines
  2. Relating to horizontal markets

  3. Pertaining to the horizon.

    archaic
  4. Involving wines of the same vintages but from different wineries.

  5. Having the two notes sound successively.

  6. Relating to sexual intercourse.

    euphemistic
    horizontal tango
  7. 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.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French horizontal, from horizon, horizonte, from Latin horizōn (stem horizont-).

noun/ˌhɒɹɪˈzɒn.təl/Received-Pronunciation/ˌhoɹəˈzɑn.təl/Atlantic-Canada, General-American/ˌhoɹəˈzɒn.təl/Canada, dialectal/ˌhɔɹɪˈzɔn.təl/Australia
  1. A horizontal component of a structure.

  2. Horizon.

  3. A Tasmanian shrub or small tree whose main trunk tends to lean over and grow horizontally, Anodopetalum biglandulosum

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French horizontal, from horizon, horizonte, from Latin horizōn (stem horizont-).

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