horizontal
noun/ˌhɒrɪˈzɒntl/
/ˌhɔːrɪˈzɑːntl/
- the horizontal[uncountable] a horizontal position
- He shifted his position from the horizontal.
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- [countable] a horizontal line or surface
Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally meaning something of or at the horizon): from French, or from modern Latin horizontalis, from late Latin horizon, horizont-, from Greek horizōn (kuklos) ‘limiting (circle)’.
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