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horizontal

adjective
OPAL W
🔊/ˌhɒrɪˈzɒntl/
🔊/ˌhɔːrɪˈzɑːntl/
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  1. flat and level; going across and parallel to the ground rather than going up and down水平的；与地面平行的；横的
    • horizontal lines横线
    • (informal) I was so tired, I just wanted to be horizontal (= lying down).我好累，我只想水平（躺着）。
    compare verticalTopics Colours and Shapesb2, Maths and measurementb2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryHorizontal is used with these nouns:
    • arrow
    • axis
    • beam
    • …
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    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)’.

horizontal

noun
🔊/ˌhɒrɪˈzɒntl/
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  1. the horizontal
     [uncountable] a horizontal position水平位置
    • He shifted his position from the horizontal.他从水平姿势变换成其他姿势。🔊🔊
  2. [countable] a horizontal line or surface 水平线；水平面；横线；横切面
    3. 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)’.