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Added 9 October 2026

horizontal

/ˌhɒɹɪˈzɒn.təl/ adjective

In Latin: horizontālis Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about horizontal at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.
horizontal lines
Relating to horizontal markets
Pertaining to the horizon.

noun

A horizontal component of a structure.
Horizon.
A Tasmanian shrub or small tree whose main trunk tends to lean over and grow horizontally, Anodopetalum biglandulosum

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French horizontal, from horizon, horizonte, from Latin horizōn (stem horizont-).

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