Horizontal

Horizontal
Horizontal Hor`i*zon"tal, a. [Cf. F. horizontal.] 1. Pertaining to, or near, the horizon. ``Horizontal misty air.'' --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. Parallel to the horizon; on a level; as, a horizontalline or surface. [1913 Webster]

3. Measured or contained in a plane of the horizon; as, horizontal distance. [1913 Webster]

{Horizontal drill}, a drilling machine having a horizontal drill spindle.

{Horizontal engine}, one the piston of which works horizontally.

{Horizontal fire} (Mil.), the fire of ordnance and small arms at point-blank range or at low angles of elevation.

{Horizontal force} (Physics), the horizontal component of the earth's magnetic force.

{Horizontal line} (Descriptive Geometry & Drawing), a constructive line, either drawn or imagined, which passes through the point of sight, and is the chief line in the projection upon which all verticals are fixed, and upon which all vanishing points are found.

{Horizontal parallax}. See under {Parallax}.

{Horizontal plane} (Descriptive Geometry), a plane parallel to the horizon, upon which it is assumed that objects are projected. See {Projection}. It is upon the horizontal plane that the ground plan of the buildings is supposed to be drawn.

{Horizontal projection}, a projection made on a plane parallel to the horizon.

{Horizontal range} (Gunnery), the distance in a horizontal plane to which a gun will throw a projectile.

{Horizontal water wheel}, a water wheel in which the axis is vertical, the buckets or floats revolving in a horizontal plane, as in most turbines. [1913 Webster]


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  • horizontal — horizontal, ale, aux [ ɔrizɔ̃tal, o ] adj. et n. f. • orizontal 1545; de horizon I ♦ Adj. 1 ♦ Qui est parallèle à l horizon astronomique, perpendiculaire à la direction de la pesanteur en un lieu (opposé à vertical). Plan horizontal; ligne,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • horizontal — hor‧i‧zon‧tal [ˌhɒrˈzɒntl◂ ǁ ˌhɑrˈzɑːntl◂] adjective HUMAN RESOURCES 1. a horizontal organization has no or few levels of management: • a horizontal organization with the emphasis on working as a team 2. relating to the same level in an… …   Financial and business terms

  • Horizontal — Студийный альбом Bee Gees Дата выпуска Январь 1968 Записан IBC Studios, 17 июля 1 декабря 1967 …   Википедия

  • Horizontal — may refer to:*Horizontal plane, in astronomy, geography, geometry and other sciences and contexts *Horizontal coordinate system, in astronomy *Horizontalism, in sociology *Horizontal market, in microeconomics * Horizontal (album), a 1968 album by …   Wikipedia

  • Horizontal — est une orientation parallèle à l horizon, et perpendiculaire à la verticale. Une ligne horizontale va « de la gauche vers la droite » ou vice versa. En coordonnées cartésiennes de la forme (x,y), l axe horizontal est… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • horizontal — adjetivo 1. (ser / estar) Que está paralelo al horizonte, o que tiene todos sus puntos a la misma altura: El estrato descubierto es horizontal. adjetivo,sustantivo femenino 1. [Línea, superficie, dirección] que, en figuras, dibujos, escritos o… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • horizontal — 1. adj. Perteneciente o relativo al horizonte. 2. Paralelo al horizonte. U. t. c. s.) ☛ V. línea horizontal, paralaje horizontal, plano horizontal, propiedad horizontal …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • Horizontal — Hōrizontāl, adj. et adv. dem Horizonte gleich stehend, in der letzten Bedeutung des vorigen Wortes, der ebenen Fläche gleich, worauf man sich befindet; wasserrecht, im Bergbaue söhlig. Daher die Horizontal Fläche, eine ebene Fläche, worin sich… …   Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart

  • horizontal — horizontal, ale (o ri zon tal, ta l ) adj. 1°   Qui est parallèle à l horizon (au sens astronomique). Terrains horizontaux.    Plan horizontal, plan parallèle à l horizon.    Ligne horizontale, droite tirée du point de vue dans la perspective… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Horizontal — Horizontal, jede einem Horizont, besonders dem »scheinbaren«, angehörende Fläche oder Linie (Horizontale, Horizontallinie, Horizontalkurve). Alle Oberflächen ruhender Flüssigkeiten sind Horizontalflächen; zur künstlichen Herstellung… …   Lexikon der gesamten Technik

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