horizontal direction

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• horizontal — [hôr΄i zänt′ l] adj. [ModL horizontalis < L horizon (gen. horizontis): see HORIZON] 1. of or near the horizon 2. a) parallel to the plane of the horizon; not vertical b) placed, operating, or acting chiefly in a horizontal direction 3. flat… …   English World dictionary

• Horizontal and vertical writing in East Asian scripts — Many East Asian scripts can be written horizontally or vertically. The Chinese, Japanese and Korean scripts can be oriented in either direction, while the traditional Mongolian script and its offshoots (like Manchu) are written vertically.In… …   Wikipedia

• Horizontal plane — In astronomy, geography, geometry and related sciences and contexts, a plane is said to be horizontal at a given point if it is locally perpendicular to the gradient of the gravity field, i.e., with the direction of the gravitational force (per… …   Wikipedia

• horizontal — adj. & n. adj. 1 a parallel to the plane of the horizon, at right angles to the vertical (horizontal plane). b (of machinery etc.) having its parts working in a horizontal direction. 2 a combining firms engaged in the same stage of production… …   Useful english dictionary

• Horizontal training — Training Train ing, n. The act of one who trains; the act or process of exercising, disciplining, etc.; education. [1913 Webster] {Fan training} (Hort.), the operation of training fruit trees, grapevines, etc., so that the branches shall radiate… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• horizontal scan rate —    The frequency in Hz (hertz) at which the monitor is scanned in a horizontal direction; high horizontal scan rates produce higher resolution and less flicker …   IT glossary of terms, acronyms and abbreviations

• horizontal intensity — /hɒrəˌzɒntl ɪnˈtɛnsəti/ (say horuh.zontl in tensuhtee) noun the component of the earth s magnetic field which acts in a horizontal direction; equal to the product of the total intensity and the cosine of the angle of dip …  

• horizontal training — noun : the operation of training fruit trees or grapevines so that the branches will spread out laterally in a horizontal direction compare espalier …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• Direction (geometry, geography) — Direction is the information contained in the relative position of one point with respect to another point without the distance information. Directions may be either relative to some indicated reference (the violins in a full orchestra are… …   Wikipedia

• direction — noun 1 where to/from ADJECTIVE ▪ same ▪ They were both going in the same direction. ▪ different, opposing, opposite, reverse, separate (esp. AmE) …   Collocations dictionary