horizontal
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• adjective
Parallel to the plane of the horizon; at right angles to a vertical line; level or flat.
"The carpenter used a spirit level to ensure that the newly installed bookshelf was completely horizontal."
Involving or relating to entities, departments, or individuals at a similar level of status, hierarchy, or stage of production.
"The airline pursued horizontal integration by acquiring two regional carriers operating in the same market."
• noun
A horizontal line, plane, bar, or position.
"The modernist painting relies on a bold grid of intersecting verticals and horizontals."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-16th century from Middle French horizontal, from Late Latin horizontalis, derived from Latin horizon (from Ancient Greek horizōn kyklos, meaning 'bounding circle').