horizontal distance

collocation in English

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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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distance
noun
uk
/ˈdɪs.təns/us
/ˈdɪs.təns/
the amount of space between ...
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(Definition ofhorizontalanddistancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhorizontal distance

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It falls to half its maximum value in one nondimensionalhorizontaldistance.
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Since the depth of each robot is known, thehorizontaldistancebetween the robots can be calculated.
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The midpoint of the disc was determined using thehorizontaldistancebetween the end of the nasal and temporal pigment epithelial edges at the disc.
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Therefore, we assumed that a direct contact occurs when the simultaneous locations of a wild individual and a domestic polygon were within a 20-mhorizontaldistance.
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However, only the density of oribatid mites in the litter decreased with increasing height of the fern, and thehorizontaldistancebetween the ferns did not affect the species composition.
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Uscana lariophaga females were able to find hosts up to 75 cmhorizontaldistancefrom the host patch, which was the largest distance tested.
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At ahorizontaldistanceof 40 cm, we found the side of a large jar or urn that we eventually found to measure 58 cm in diameter.
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At the eight vertical the distance between the base line and the horizontal comes close to thehorizontaldistanceto the middle axis, but does not fit perfectly.
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The horizontal nature of the bands, or clumps, captures this intuition given that thehorizontaldistance between items is said to reflect the different ways in which artists display creativity.
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The foot overlap (s = a-ab) is defined as thehorizontaldistancebetween the foot and the hip when the vehicle body is in its reference position (yb = 0).
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Thehorizontaldistanceis divided by two, and 2 m is added to that figure.
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Thehorizontaldistanceto the tree at eye level is measured using a tape.
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In this process thehorizontaldistanceis measured to the trunk of a tree from a sighting position.
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Thus, thehorizontaldistancebetween steps is in this case reduced by a factor of two, reducing the size of each step.
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Thehorizontaldistancefrom the source at which this occurs depends on the positive and negative sound speed gradients.
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The flight lasted 9 hours 54 minutes and covered ahorizontaldistanceof 140 mi.
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This number is equal to thehorizontaldistanceto the target.
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Measurements using a laser rangefinder if made at a steep angle greater need to be corrected for truehorizontaldistanceusing the formula above.
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To travel down the mountain, the travelers faced a descent of 1300 feet over thehorizontaldistanceof approximately 9 miles.
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