subhorizontal

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adjective

Not quite horizontal in position or orientation.

OriginEnglish horizontal ← Latin sub- →
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Meanings

adjectivesubhorizontal (comparative more subhorizontal, superlative most subhorizontal)

comparative more subhorizontal · superlative most subhorizontal

  1. Not quite horizontal in position or orientation.
  2. geographyOf 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

Origin

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishhorizontal
  5. Englishsubhorizontal

From sub- + horizontal.

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APA

subhorizontal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subhorizontal

MLA

“subhorizontal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subhorizontal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subhorizontal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subhorizontal.

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