horizontal movement

collocation in English

meaningsofhorizontalandmovement

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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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movement
noun
uk
/ˈmuːv.mənt/
us
/ˈmuːv.mənt/
a change ...
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(Definition ofhorizontalandmovementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhorizontal movement

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In our implementation, while thehorizontalmovementis important for time signature recognition, the vertical motion alone indicates the tempo.
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By comparison, the talent-to-portfolio matching process would appear to explain thehorizontalmovementof ministers.
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The gametocytes were given ahorizontalmovement, following the virtual blood flow.
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Another example is any underwater vehicle that operates similar to submarines where the vertical movement is controlled by a bladder system while thehorizontalmovementis controlled by propellers.
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Since thehorizontalmovementof the centroid has two degrees of freedom, bothhorizontalmovementand contact area are used to detect the three components of the applied force.
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Sway is thehorizontalmovementof the centre of gravity even when a person is standing still.
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However, even when bunny hopping, a basic maximum speed limitshorizontalmovement.
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A control lever or joystick was used for the first time to allow forhorizontalmovement.
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Vibration is detected using two piezoelectric angular velocity sensors (often called gyroscopic sensors), one to detecthorizontalmovementand the other to detect vertical movement.
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Thorium isotopes can help researchers decipher the vertical andhorizontalmovementof matter.
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Both vertical andhorizontalmovementcan be monitored over time.
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The third metatarsal has no clear condyles at its lower end, resulting in a more flexible joint, allowing for a modicum ofhorizontalmovement.
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In the ocean and atmospheric sciences, advection is understood ashorizontalmovementresulting in transport from place to place, while convection is vertical mixing.
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The articulated truck/bogie design allowed very smooth running with none of thehorizontalmovementcharacteristic of non-articulated equipment.
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It also allows for the ankle to be inverted giving the anklehorizontalmovementallowing for some cushion if the ankle were to be rolled.
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Horizontalmovementis 5.0 mm and vertical, 5.1 mm with no differences between them.
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Horizontalmovementis about 5.1 mm, and vertical 3.8 mm.
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The ability to incorporate vertical, as well ashorizontalmovementpaths, allows for innovations in choreography and movement vocabulary.
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Horizontalmovementverbs commonly change, crosslinguistically, into tense markers.
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