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Horizontality

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hor·i·zon·tal  (hôr-zntl, hr-)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or near the horizon.
2.
a. Parallel to or in the plane of the horizon.
b. At right angles to a vertical line.
3. Occupying or restricted to the same level in a hierarchy: a horizontal study of verbal ability; a horizontal transfer by an employee.
n.
Something, such as a line, plane, or object, that is horizontal.
[French, from Latin horizn, horizont-, horizon; see horizon.]
hori·zon·tali·ty (-zn-tl-t), hori·zontal·ness n.
hori·zontal·ly adv.
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Noun1.horizontality - the quality of being parallel to the horizon; "houses with a pronounced horizontality"
spatial relation, position - the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"
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