horizontal

Word family adjectivehorizontalnounhorizontalityhorizonadverbhorizontally

hor·i·zon·tal1 /ˌhɒrəˈzɒntl◂ $ ˌhɑːrəˈzɑːntl◂/ adjectiveadj

HORIZONTALflat and level 水平的

a horizontal surface

水平面

► see thesaurus at flat

—horizontally adverbadv

→ diagonal, vertical

Examples from the Corpus

horizontal• Because of the peculiar natural history of these hosts, the relative importance of horizontal and vertical transmission differs among parasite species.• The horizontal axis has the most frequently preserved part of the bone, namely the distal humerus and proximal femur.• Time is graphed along the horizontal axis.• horizontal layers of rock• The teacher drew a long, horizontal line across the blackboard.• a horizontal line• The snow made horizontal lines of white where it had lodged between the timbers.• We are concerned with the predominantly horizontal mean flow of a fluid whose mean density varies vertically.• Upon the lowering of his arm to the horizontal position in front of him, the squad would aim their weapons.• The wine bottles should be kept in a horizontal position.• Figures 23.2 and 23.3 show vertical and horizontal sections of fingers generated in this way.• A whale, he says, is a spouting fish with a horizontal tail.

horizontal2 noun

1. [countableC]HORIZONTAL a horizontal line or surface 水平线；水平面

2 the horizontal HORIZONTALa horizontal position 水平位置

eleven degrees below the horizontal

水平位置以下11度

Examples from the Corpus

the horizontal• The ramp was angled at 12 degrees below the horizontal.

Examples from the Corpus

horizontal• Instead of stitching the bora along the horizontal, he had stitched it along the vertical.• The plane dropped lower, returning to the horizontal, and the airfield appeared.• Could the impact of the meteorite with the dome have deflected its path toward the horizontal?

From Longman Business Dictionary

horizontalhor·i·zon·tal /ˌhɒrəˈzɒntl◂ˌhɑrəˈzɑːntl◂/ adjectiveadjHUMAN RESOURCES

1a horizontal organization has no or few levels of management

a horizontal organization with the emphasis on working as a team

2relating to the same level in an organization

His change of responsibilities is a horizontal move rather than a promotion.

单词	horizontal
释义	horizontal Word family adjectivehorizontalnounhorizontalityhorizonadverbhorizontally hor·i·zon·tal1 /ˌhɒrəˈzɒntl◂ $ ˌhɑːrəˈzɑːntl◂/ ●●○ adjectiveadj HORIZONTALflat and level 水平的 a horizontal surface 水平面 ► see thesaurus at flat —horizontally adverbadv → diagonal, vertical Examples from the Corpus horizontal• Because of the peculiar natural history of these hosts, the relative importance of horizontal and vertical transmission differs among parasite species.• The horizontal axis has the most frequently preserved part of the bone, namely the distal humerus and proximal femur.• Time is graphed along the horizontal axis.• horizontal layers of rock• The teacher drew a long, horizontal line across the blackboard.• a horizontal line• The snow made horizontal lines of white where it had lodged between the timbers.• We are concerned with the predominantly horizontal mean flow of a fluid whose mean density varies vertically.• Upon the lowering of his arm to the horizontal position in front of him, the squad would aim their weapons.• The wine bottles should be kept in a horizontal position.• Figures 23.2 and 23.3 show vertical and horizontal sections of fingers generated in this way.• A whale, he says, is a spouting fish with a horizontal tail. horizontal2 noun 1. [countableC]HORIZONTAL a horizontal line or surface 水平线；水平面 2 the horizontal HORIZONTALa horizontal position 水平位置 eleven degrees below the horizontal 水平位置以下11度 Examples from the Corpus the horizontal• The ramp was angled at 12 degrees below the horizontal. Examples from the Corpus horizontal• Instead of stitching the bora along the horizontal, he had stitched it along the vertical.• The plane dropped lower, returning to the horizontal, and the airfield appeared.• Could the impact of the meteorite with the dome have deflected its path toward the horizontal? From Longman Business Dictionary horizontalhor·i·zon·tal /ˌhɒrəˈzɒntl◂ˌhɑrəˈzɑːntl◂/ adjectiveadjHUMAN RESOURCES 1a horizontal organization has no or few levels of management a horizontal organization with the emphasis on working as a team 2relating to the same level in an organization His change of responsibilities is a horizontal move rather than a promotion.
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