horizontal

adjective

OPAL W

/ˌhɒrɪˈzɒntl/

/ˌhɔːrɪˈzɑːntl/

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flat and level; going across and parallel to the ground rather than going up and down
- horizontal lines
- (informal) I was so tired, I just wanted to be horizontal (= lying down).
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Horizontal is used with these nouns:
arrow
axis
beam
…
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Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally meaning something of or at the horizon): from French, or from modern Latin horizontalis, from late Latin horizon, horizont-, from Greek horizōn (kuklos) ‘limiting (circle)’.

horizontal

noun

/ˌhɒrɪˈzɒntl/

/ˌhɔːrɪˈzɑːntl/

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the horizontal
[uncountable] a horizontal position
- He shifted his position from the horizontal.
[countable] a horizontal line or surface

Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally meaning something of or at the horizon): from French, or from modern Latin horizontalis, from late Latin horizon, horizont-, from Greek horizōn (kuklos) ‘limiting (circle)’.

单词	horizontal
释义	horizontal adjective OPAL W /ˌhɒrɪˈzɒntl/ /ˌhɔːrɪˈzɑːntl/ jump to other results enlarge image flat and level; going across and parallel to the ground rather than going up and down horizontal lines (informal) I was so tired, I just wanted to be horizontal (= lying down). compare verticalTopics Colours and Shapesb2, Maths and measurementb2 Oxford Collocations DictionaryHorizontal is used with these nouns: arrow axis beam … See full entry Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally meaning something of or at the horizon): from French, or from modern Latin horizontalis, from late Latin horizon, horizont-, from Greek horizōn (kuklos) ‘limiting (circle)’. horizontal noun /ˌhɒrɪˈzɒntl/ /ˌhɔːrɪˈzɑːntl/ jump to other results the horizontal [uncountable] a horizontal position He shifted his position from the horizontal. [countable] a horizontal line or surface Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally meaning something of or at the horizon): from French, or from modern Latin horizontalis, from late Latin horizon, horizont-, from Greek horizōn (kuklos) ‘limiting (circle)’.
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