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horizontal /hor·i·zon·tal/ (hor?i-zon´t'l) 1. parallel to the plane of the horizon. 2. occupying or confined to a single level in a hierarchy. horizontal parallel to the plane of the horizon. horizontal beam positioning of a subject so that the x-ray beam needs to be directed horizontally. Used because of difficulty in positioning the animal for a dorsoventral shot, or because of interest in the position of fluid or gas. horizontal mattress suture |
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The horizontality of the buildings plays off the vertical thrust of the Eiffel Tower a short distance away. Horizontality in politics--that is, what we might call civil society--does not enter the picture until we arrive at the post-colonial era. In contrast to the spreading horizontality of the woodland, all Tolkien's trees seem to emphasize the same vertical composition (from root and trunk to stem and top), flourishing with branch, bough, and leaf. |
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