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  • 31horizontal — hor|i|zon|tal1 [ ,hɔrı zantl ] adjective ** 1. ) straight and parallel to the ground: Draw a horizontal line across the page. horizontal stripes ─ opposite VERTICAL 2. ) BUSINESS on the same level: a horizontal merger (=when two similar companies …

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  • 32horizontal — [[t]hɒ̱rɪzɒ̱nt(ə)l, AM hɔ͟ːr [/t]] horizontals 1) ADJ Something that is horizontal is flat and level with the ground, rather than at an angle to it. The board consists of vertical and horizontal lines... Swing the club back until it is horizontal …

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  • 33horizontal — horizontality /hawr i zon tal i tee, hor /, horizontalness, n. horizontally, adv. /hawr euh zon tl, hor /, adj. 1. at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground. 2. flat or level: a horizontal position. 3. being in a prone or supine… …

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  • 34horizontal — Synonyms and related words: arrowlike, billiard table, bowling green, dead flat, dead level, dead straight, direct, earth, esplanade, even, flat, flatland, flattened, floor, flush, ground, homaloid, homaloidal, horizontal axis, horizontal fault,… …

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  • 35horizontal — hor|i|zon|tal1 [ˌhɔrıˈzɔntl US ˌha:rıˈza:ntl] adj flat and level ▪ a horizontal surface >horizontally adv →↑diagonal, vertical ↑vertical horizontal 2 horizontal2 n 1.) a horizontal line or surface …

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  • 36horizontal — adjective Date: 1555 1. a. of, relating to, or situated near the horizon b. parallel to, in the plane of, or operating in a plane parallel to the horizon or to a baseline ; level < horizontal distance > < a horizontal engine > 2. relating to,&#8230; …

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  • 37horizontal — adj. & n. adj. 1 a parallel to the plane of the horizon, at right angles to the vertical (horizontal plane). b (of machinery etc.) having its parts working in a horizontal direction. 2 a combining firms engaged in the same stage of production&#8230; …

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  • 38horizontal — (adj) (Intermedio) que está en posición paralela a la superficie de la tierra Ejemplos: Tienes que trazar en este proyecto la trayectoria horizontal del sol. Una raya horizontal alumbró la oscuridad. Colocaciones: plano horizontal Sinónimos:&#8230; …

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  • 39horizontal — 1 adjective flat and level: a horizontal surface horizontally adverb opposite vertical 1, compare diagonal 2 noun 1 (C) a horizontal line or surface 2 the horizontal a horizontal position …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 40horizontal — hor•i•zon•tal [[t]ˌhɔr əˈzɒn tl, ˌhɒr [/t]] adj. 1) at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground 2) flat or level: a horizontal position[/ex] 3) cvb being in a prone or supine position; recumbent 4) near, on, or parallel to the&#8230; …

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