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subhorizontal

subhorizontal adjective: not quite horizontal in position or orientation.

Adjective

subhorizontal (comparative more subhorizontal, superlative most subhorizontal)

  1. Not quite horizontal in position or orientation.
  2. Of or relating to a subhorizon.
    • Swaley cross-stratification is interpreted from thick units of subhorizontal bedding associated with marine fossils.1983, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin - Page A-12

Forms of subhorizontal

comparativemore subhorizontal
superlativemost subhorizontal

Origin of subhorizontal

From sub- + horizontal.

Questions about subhorizontal

What does subhorizontal mean?
Subhorizontal means not quite horizontal in position or orientation.
What part of speech is subhorizontal?
Subhorizontal is an adjective.

Words near subhorizontal in the dictionary

  1. subholosteans
  2. subhomogeneous
  3. subhooked
  4. subhorizon
  5. subhorizons
  6. subhorizontal
  7. subhorizontally
  8. subhornblendic
  9. subhourly
  10. subhuman
  11. subhumanity

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