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Horizontal

Pertaining to, or near, the horizon.

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Similar meaning 10

Crosswise 84% connected

In the form of a cross; across; transversely.

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Crosswise 84% connected

In the form of a cross; across; transversely.

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Flat 84% connected

Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly so, without prominences or depressions; level without inclination; plane.

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Flat 84% connected

Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly so, without prominences or depressions; level without inclination; plane.

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Level 84% connected

A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or plumb line is perpendicular; a line or surface which is everywhere parallel to the surface…

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Level 84% connected

A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or plumb line is perpendicular; a line or surface which is everywhere parallel to the surface…

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Naiant 84% connected

See Natant.

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Naiant 84% connected

See Natant.

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Swimming 84% connected

of Swim

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Swimming 84% connected

of Swim

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Broader term 1

Orientation 76% connected

The act or process of orientating; determination of the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking bearings.

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Derivationally related 2

Horizontality 74% connected

The state or quality of being horizontal.

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Horizontality 74% connected

The state or quality of being horizontal.

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Orientation 66% connected

The act or process of orientating; determination of the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking bearings.

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Orientation 66% connected

The act or process of orientating; determination of the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking bearings.

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Antonym 4

Perpendicular 94% connected

Exactly upright or vertical; pointing to the zenith; at right angles to the plane of the horizon; extending in a right line from any point toward the…

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Perpendicular 94% connected

Exactly upright or vertical; pointing to the zenith; at right angles to the plane of the horizon; extending in a right line from any point toward the…

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