horizontal

«horizontal» in Mova's school dictionary: Flat and level, going straight from side to side… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (horizontal); noun (the horizontal, horizontals)

meaning for a pupil

1) Flat and level, going straight from side to side, parallel to the ground or the horizon. tree →

2) (maths) A horizontal line goes across the page, from left to right, like the x-axis. tree →

3) The horizontal is a horizontal line or position. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths (lines, graphs, axes, symmetry), science (levels, spirit levels) and art. It tells the reader which way something lies. Phrases: horizontal line, horizontal axis, horizontal and vertical.

examples

• Draw a horizontal line across the page. tree →
• The x-axis on a graph is horizontal. tree →
• The water in a glass stays horizontal even when you tip it. tree →
• A shelf must be horizontal or things will roll off. tree →
• Vertical lines go up and down, horizontal lines go across. tree →
• The gymnast held her body horizontal on the bar. tree →

note

Opposite: vertical (up and down). Adverb: horizontally. Memory trick: horizontal is like the horizon, flat across. Maths: a horizontal line of symmetry splits a shape into top and bottom halves.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «horizontal» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.