horizontal

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˌhɒɹɪˈzɒntəl/, SAMPA: /%hQr@"zQnt@l/
• (US) IPA: /ˌhɔːɹəˈzɑːntəl/, SAMPA: /%hO:r@"zA:nt@l/
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Adjective

Positive horizontal

Comparative more horizontal

Superlative most horizontal

1. Something that is lying down or "straight across" is horizontal. In a horizontal direction means straight across.

   The road across the Nullabor plain is horizontal.

   Dad hung a swing from a horizontal branch.

   Horizontal stripes on a shirt make a person look wider.

2. (old, no longer used) To be horizontal means to have something to do with the horizon.

Synonyms

• prone

Antonyms

• vertical
• upright

Related words

• horizontally