Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being horizontal.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state or quality of being horizontal.
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- noun
horizontalness
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quality of being parallel to the horizon
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Examples
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Rosalind Krauss has recently argued that this kind of "horizontality" is a feature of abstract expressionist visual art (Bois and Krauss 93-103).
Notes 2001
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In an interview with the FT 18 June 2004 Skouris was asked, Is the 'horizontality' of the Charter stable?
Myth four - the Charter of Fundamental Rights Richard 2005
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There were also a number of loud prophecies about the future of everything-from books on paper to "horizontality" to the fate of copyright law-including the future of BEA itself.
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In the context of the celebration of 'horizontality' that characterised the emergence of the alterglobalisation movement, some consider the evolution of hubs per se to be a sign of centralisation, and therefore tend to try to avoid them.
Kasama 2009
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In the context of the celebration of 'horizontality' that characterised the emergence of the alterglobalisation movement, some consider the evolution of hubs per se to be a sign of centralisation, and therefore tend to try to avoid them.
Kasama 2009
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It balances the bland horizontality of the two existing theaters by rising above them, giving the entire building vertical energy and a centering, focusing nodal point.
Arena Stage's new building: a brilliant addition, and a challenge, to the city Philip Kennicott 2010
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In this formulation, the Floating Green, by Ling Fan, is a stretch of lawn that appears to have rebelled against horizontality by springing from the ground, doing an elegant twist and then settling into a vertically folded position to offer passers-by a place to sit.
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Instead of a vertical donor-recipient approach to aid giving, south-south cooperation SSC emphasises horizontality and mutuality.
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No building is taller than the usual seven stories; the low-lying horizontality matches the long stretch of the piazza itself, and balances the vertical heft of the central obelisk and the church towers.
Perfection, Squared Willard Spiegelman 2011
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According to Faur's analysis, the Jewish model of horizontality allows for an open dialogue of ideas based on what he has called "alphabetical Judaism."
David Shasha: Two Models of Jewish Tradition: Vertical-Hierarchical and Horizontal Pluralist 2010
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