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horizontal

The correct spelling is horizontal.

How to pronounce horizontal

/ˌhɒɹɪˈzɒntəl/
noun

IPA: /ˌhɒɹɪˈzɒntəl/

Say it like: Hor-izo-nta-l

The correct spelling is horizontal. A horizontal component of a structure For example: "1667: As when the Sun new ris'n / Looks through the Horizontal misty Air — John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 1, ll. 594-5"

Usage Examples

1667: As when the Sun new ris'n / Looks through the Horizontal misty Air — John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 1, ll. 594-5

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A horizontal component of a structure
  2. 2.Horizon
  3. 3.A Tasmanian shrub or small tree whose main trunk tends to lean over and grow horizontally, Anodopetalum biglandulosum

adjective

  1. 1.Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat
  2. 2.Relating to horizontal markets
  3. 3.Pertaining to the horizon
  4. 4.(wine tasting) involving wines of the same vintages but from different wineries
  5. 5.Of an interval: having the two notes sound successively.

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