horizontal

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ˌhɒɹɪˈzɒn.təl/    /ˌhoɹəˈzɑn.təl/|/ˌhɔɹɪˈzɔn.təl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A horizontal component of a structure.
  2. Horizon.
  3. A Tasmanian shrub or small tree whose main trunk tends to lean over and grow horizontally, Anodopetalum biglandulosum
形容词 adj.
  1. Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.
    — horizontal lines
  2. Relating to horizontal markets
  3. Pertaining to the horizon. archaic
    — As when the Sun new ris'n / Looks through the Horizontal misty Air
  4. Involving wines of the same vintages but from different wineries.
  5. Having the two notes sound successively.
  6. Relating to sexual intercourse. euphemistic
    — horizontal tango
  7. Being or relating to the transmission of organisms between biotic and/or abiotic members of an ecosystem that are not in a parent-progeny relationship.
    — Infectious agents may spread by horizontal transmission.

词形变化

more horizontal comparative most horizontal superlative horizontals plural

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Middle French horizontal, from horizon, horizonte, from Latin horizōn (stem horizont-).
词源 2
Borrowed from Middle French horizontal, from horizon, horizonte, from Latin horizōn (stem horizont-).
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