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Pronunciation / Transliteration: horizontal
"Desenhe uma linha horizontal."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Parallel to the plane of the horizon; at right angles to the vertical.
"Draw a straight horizontal line across the paper."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin horizontalis, based on horizon, stemming from the Greek horizōn, meaning 'limiting circle'. The term entered English in the 16th century to describe lines or planes parallel to the horizon.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Horizontal" is said worldwide
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horizontal
Transliteration: horizontal
"Tracez une ligne horizontale sur la page."
horizontal
Transliteration: horizontal
"Zeichnen Sie eine horizontale Linie."
orizzontale
Transliteration: orizzontale
"Disegna una linea orizzontale."
horizontal
Transliteration: horizontal
"Traza una línea horizontal en el papel."
horizontal
Transliteration: horizontal
"Desenhe uma linha horizontal."
क्षैतिज
Transliteration: kshaitij
"एक क्षैतिज रेखा खींचें।"
水平的
Transliteration: shuǐpíng de
"画一条水平线。"
수평의
Transliteration: supyeong-ui
"수평선을 그리세요."
水平な
Transliteration: suiheina
"水平な線を引いてください。"
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