4syllables
horizontal
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horizontal is a polysyllabic word with 4 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, horizontal is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofhorizontal
1noun
- A horizontal component of a structure
- Horizon
- A Tasmanian shrub or small tree whose main trunk tends to lean over and grow horizontally, Anodopetalum biglandulosum
1adjective
- Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat
- Relating to horizontal markets
- Pertaining to the horizon
Example: "1667: As when the Sun new ris'n / Looks through the Horizontal misty Air — John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 1, ll. 594-5"
- (wine tasting) involving wines of the same vintages but from different wineries
- Of an interval: having the two notes sound successively.
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