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Horizontal

ˌhɒrɪˈzɒntl

Horizontal definitions
adjective
horizontal
  1. parallel to the plane of the horizon; at right angles to the vertical

    "a horizontal line"

    • (of machinery) having its parts working in a horizontal direction

      "a horizontal steam engine"

  2. being at or involving the same level or stage of a hierarchy or process

    "horizontal class loyalties"

    • uniform; based on uniformity

      "horizontal expansion of the international community"

    • involving companies that are engaged in the same stage or type of production

      "a horizontal merger"

    • denoting or relating to the transfer of genetic material or transmission of a disease or pathogen between individuals that are not in a parent–offspring relationship

      "the horizontal transfer of resistance genes between bacteria"

  3. of or at the horizon

    "the horizontal moon"

noun
horizontal horizontals
  1. a horizontal line, plane, etc.
    centre line vertical horizontal