Horizontal
[hɒrɪ'zɒnt(ə)l] or ['hɔrə'zɑntl]
Definition
(noun.) something that is oriented horizontally.
(adj.) parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line; 'a horizontal surface' .
Checked by Abby--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Pertaining to, or near, the horizon.
(a.) Parallel to the horizon; on a level; as, a horizontalline or surface.
(a.) Measured or contained in a plane of the horizon; as, horizontal distance.
Edited by Bradley
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Level, parallel to the horizon.
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Examples
- In the position of parts in the two figures the horizontal line, on which the foreign object lies, would be determined, but it would not indicate how deep in the object was, _i. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- In some the pug mill is arranged horizontally to feed out the clay in the form of a long horizontal slab, which is cut up into proper lengths to form the bricks. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- I dropped into a horizontal course and headed due north. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- If you stare at a checkerboard you can see it as black on red, or red on black, as series of horizontal, vertical or diagonal steps which recede or protrude. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- I knew my traveller with his broad and jetty eyebrows; his square forehead, made squarer by the horizontal sweep of his black hair. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- It consisted of five magnetic needles, ranged side by side on a horizontal line that formed the diameter of a rhomb. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Blowing engines are of horizontal compound and horizontal vertical compound types, capable of blowing a pressure of 25 pounds of air. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- So long as we were rising at a stiff angle it was not noticeable, but now that I am trying to keep a horizontal course it is different. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- It had one horizontal cylinder, which was placed in the rear of the hind axle, together with the boiler and the furnace-box. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Then, after fourteen or fifteen centuries, we find the harp, both in a horizontal and an upright position, with its strings played upon by keys. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- These molds are arranged in rows around a horizontal wheel about eight feet in diameter. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Making a few more passes he gradually raises the body of the lady into a horizontal position, and she will appear to be suspended almost in the air. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- It consisted of a vertical hollow shaft, into which were inserted two horizontal arms. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- For this purpose the warp threads, usually horizontal, are each passed through a loop, and every alternate loop is attached to a frame called a heddle. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- In front of the type wheel is a horizontal roller to which the sheet of paper is attached by clips. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
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