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Pronunciation / Transliteration: horizontal
"Tracez une ligne horizontale sur la page."
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
Coined in the 16th century from French, derived from Medieval Latin horizontalis, from Latin horizon (limit, boundary), from Ancient Greek horizōn (bounding, setting).
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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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