horizontal
Pronunciation[change]
- (UK) IPA (key): /ˌhɒrɪˈzɒntəl/, SAMPA: /%hQr@"zQnt@l/
- (US) IPA (key): /ˌhɔːrəˈzɑːntəl/, SAMPA: /%hO:r@"zA:nt@l/
Audio (US) (file)
Adjective[change]
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Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- 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.
- (old, no longer used) To be horizontal means to have something to do with the horizon.