Horizontal

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ËŒhɒɹɪˈzÉ’ntÉ™l/
• US IPA: /ËŒhɔːɹəˈzɑːntÉ™l/

Origin

From French horizontal

Full definition of horizontal

Adjective

1. perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.
2. (marketing) Relating to horizontal markets.
3. (archaic) Pertaining to the horizon.
• 1667: As when the Sun new ris'n
  Looks through the Horizontal misty Air — John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 1, ll. 594-5

Antonyms

• vertical

Derived terms

• horizontally

Noun

1. A horizontal component of a structure.