horizontal direction

collocation in English

meaningsofhorizontalanddirection

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horizontal
adjective
uk
/ˌhɒr.ɪˈzɒn.təl/
us
/ˌhɔːr.ɪˈzɑːn.t̬əl/
parallel to the ground or to the bottom or top edge ...
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direction
noun
uk
/daɪˈrek.ʃən/
us
/dɪˈrek.ʃən/
the position towards which someone or something moves ...
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(Definition ofhorizontalanddirectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhorizontal direction

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Thehorizontaldirectionrepresents similarity across a single floor.
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The waves are assumed to be periodic in time and in thehorizontaldirection.
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Subsequently, the crack will propagate in a predominantlyhorizontaldirectionalong the neutral-buoyancy level.
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The formulation was analogous to that for a turbulent boundary layer and thus represented a three-way inertia-buoyancy-viscous balance in thehorizontaldirection.
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Conductivities are assumed to be homogeneous in thehorizontaldirection.
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The extent of the displayed data in thehorizontaldirectionis indicated above each image.
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The laser pulse is injected from left to right, centered with the vertical axis and propagates in thehorizontaldirection.
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It is often possible to solve this problem by introducing a form of parallel reduction or complete development in, for example, thehorizontaldirection.
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In the vertical direction, the error was less than five millimetres and in thehorizontaldirectionless than 25 mm.
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For actuating the leg, the slider can be also attached to the base by an active prismatic joint in the vertical orhorizontaldirection.
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The probe was moved in ahorizontaldirectionto acquire data.
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Using this method, the cercariae moved in a mainlyhorizontaldirection, so that linear movement in mm s21 could be measured.
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Since the shearing force induces axial strain in the silicon rubber sheet, the contact area of the conical feeler moves in thehorizontaldirection.
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Since the reservoir is assumed to be infinite in thehorizontaldirection, the far field pressure has a logarithmic behaviour at infinity and therefore cannot be specified.
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A magnet which is similar to an energy analyzer makes them distribute from species as ions and electrons and energy in a fan shaped section, which is expandhorizontaldirection.
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Hex groups, represented by horizontal dots that indicate the possible expansion of one or more columns in thehorizontaldirection.
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