HORIZONTAL


Meaning of HORIZONTAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hɒrɪzɒnt(ə)l, AM hɔ:r- ]

( horizontals)

1.

Something that is horizontal is flat and level with the ground, rather than at an angle to it.

The board consists of vertical and horizontal lines...

ADJ

Horizontal is also a noun.

Do not raise your left arm above the horizontal.

N-SING : the N

• hori‧zon‧tal‧ly

The wind was cold and drove the snow at him almost horizontally.

ADV : ADV with v , ADV -ed

2.

A horizontal is a line or structure that is horizontal.

The undulating planes of the countryside provide relief from the hard horizontals and verticals of the urban scene.

N-COUNT

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