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horizontal
- /ˌhɒɹɪˈzɒn.təl/ UK
- /ˌhoɹəˈzɑn.təl/ Atlantic Canada, US
- /ˌhoɹəˈzɒn.təl/ Canada, dialectal
- /ˌhɔɹɪˈzɔn.təl/ Australia
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French horizontal, from horizon, horizonte, from Latin horizōn (stem horizont-).
adjective more horizontal · most horizontal
- Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat. horizontal lines
- Relating to horizontal markets
- Pertaining to the horizon. As when the Sun new ris'n / Looks through the Horizontal misty Air
- Involving wines of the same vintages but from different wineries.
- Having the two notes sound successively.
- Relating to sexual intercourse. horizontal tango
- 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.
Opposite: vertical
noun horizontals
- A horizontal component of a structure.
- Horizon.
- A Tasmanian shrub or small tree whose main trunk tends to lean over and grow horizontally, Anodopetalum biglandulosum
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: level, flat, crosswise, swimming, naiant, cross-sectional, transverse, transversal, landscape, across, portrait, chronological, horizon, vertical, parallel, cross-curricular
adjective
Opposite: vertical
Translations
Every language
adj parallel to the plane of the horizon
| Español | horizontal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 가로의 garoui, 수평의 supyeong'ui, 지평의 jipyeong'ui |
| 日本語 | 水平な suihei na, 横の yoko no |
| 中文 | 水平 shuǐpíng, 橫的 /横的 héng de |
| हिन्दी | क्षैतिज kṣaitij |
| Português | horizontal |
| Français | horizontal |
| Deutsch | horizontal, waagrecht, waagerecht |
| Italiano | orizzontale |
| Ελληνικά | οριζόντιος orizóntios |
| Română | orizontal |
| Русский | горизонта́льный gorizontálʹnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | ngang |
| العربية | أُفُقِيّ ʔufuqiyy |
| עברית | אפקי ofkí |
noun A horizontal component
| Română | orizontală |
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Talk about this word "horizontal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/horizontal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. horizontal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/horizontal "horizontal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/horizontal.Cite this
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title = {horizontal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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