Definition of Horizontal

1. Noun. Something that is oriented horizontally.

Generic synonyms: Orientation

2. Adjective. Parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line. "A horizontal surface"
Attributes: Orientation
Similar to: Crosswise, Flat, Level, Naiant, Swimming
Derivative terms: Horizontality
Antonyms: Inclined, Vertical

Definition of Horizontal

1. a. Pertaining to, or near, the horizon.

Definition of Horizontal

1. Adjective. perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat. ¹

2. Adjective. (archaic) Pertaining to the horizon. ¹

3. Noun. A horizontal component of a structure. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Horizontal

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Horizontal

1. 1. Pertaining to, or near, the horizon. "Horizontal misty air." 2. Parallel to the horizon; on a level; as, a horizontalline or surface. 3. Measured or contained in a plane of the horizon; as, horizontal distance. Horizontal drill, a drilling machine having a horizontal drill spindle. Horizontal engine, one the piston of which works horizontally. Horizontal fire, the fire of ordnance and small arms at point-blank range or at low angles of elevation. Horizontal force, the distance in a horizontal plane to which a gun will throw a projectile. Horizontal water wheel, a water wheel in which the axis is vertical, the buckets or floats revolving in a horizontal plane, as in most turbines. Origin: Cf. F. Horizontal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Horizontal

hordes
hording
hordock
hordocks
hore
horehound
horehounds
hori
horilka
horis
horison
horizonal
horizonless
horizons
horizontal (current term)
horizontal atrophy
horizontal bar
horizontal bars
horizontal beam film
horizontal cell
horizontal cell of Cajal
horizontal cells of retina
horizontal combination
horizontal fissure of cerebellum
horizontal fissure of right lung
horizontal fracture
horizontal gene transfer

Literary usage of Horizontal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"We shall denote pointe in space by capitals Л, В, С ; planes in space by Greek letters a, ß, у • lines in space by small letters а, А, с ; horizontal ..."

2. The Principles and Practice of Surveying by Charles Blaney Breed, George Leonard Hosmer (1908)
"horizontal Lines. — In surveying, all measurements of lengths are horizontal or else are subsequently reduced to horizontal distances. ..."

3. Journal of Morphology by Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology (1891)
"Spinal cord of Chick, Longitudinal horizontal section, showing same features as in ... Longitudinal horizontal section of a slightly later stage than Fig. ..."

4. Mechanics: A Textbook for Engineers by James Ellsworth Boyd (1921)
"Find the horizontal tension in terms of the weight of unit length of chain. ... Find the sag at the middle when the horizontal tension is 180 pounds. ..."

5. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1920)
"S. I saw a horizontal line, then lower down another with a grey patch above it. Ta. ... W. I saw two horizontal lines, one below and after the other. ..."

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