horizontal & vertical position

  • 1VERTICAL ET HORIZONTAL — VERTICAL & HORIZONTAL La croisée d’un axe vertical et d’un axe horizontal constitue l’épure symbolique de l’expérience humaine. La croix est l’archétype du partage. Aussi la retrouve t on investie dans les valeurs de justice, de connaissance et… …

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  • 2vertical loading — Ⅰ. vertical loading UK US noun [U] ► HR the practice of giving an employee extra tasks with more responsibility in order to develop their skills: »Vertical loading gives employees responsibilities and control formerly reserved for higher level… …

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  • 3Vertical — An object is in a vertical position when it is aligned in an up down direction, roughly speaking perpendicular to the horizon or horizontal plane.In science, it can also refer to: *Vertical direction, the direction aligned with the direction of… …

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  • 4horizontal — hor|i|zon|tal1 [ ,hɔrı zantl ] adjective ** 1. ) straight and parallel to the ground: Draw a horizontal line across the page. horizontal stripes ─ opposite VERTICAL 2. ) BUSINESS on the same level: a horizontal merger (=when two similar companies …

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  • 5Horizontal Integration Facility — A horizontal integration facility is a location within which the stages of a multistage rocket are brought together, before the assembled stack is rolled out to the launch pad and raised into vertical position for launch.CCAFSAt Cape Canaveral… …

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  • 6position — See driving position flat position welding flat position horizontal position overhead position pole position projected spark position recessed spark position spark position …

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  • 7horizontal kiln — noun : a kiln that has its axis in a horizontal as opposed to a vertical position with the materials being processed moved through by the slight slope and rotation of the kiln itself or carried through on conveyors …

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  • 8vertical — vertical, ale, aux [ vɛrtikal, o ] adj. et n. • 1587; point vertical 1545; bas lat. verticalis, de vertex, verticis « sommet » I ♦ Adj. 1 ♦ Qui suit la direction de la pesanteur, du fil à plomb en un lieu; perpendiculaire à un plan horizontal.… …

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  • 9horizontal — horizontal, ale, aux [ ɔrizɔ̃tal, o ] adj. et n. f. • orizontal 1545; de horizon I ♦ Adj. 1 ♦ Qui est parallèle à l horizon astronomique, perpendiculaire à la direction de la pesanteur en un lieu (opposé à vertical). Plan horizontal; ligne,… …

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  • 10horizontal — [hôr΄i zänt′ l] adj. [ModL horizontalis < L horizon (gen. horizontis): see HORIZON] 1. of or near the horizon 2. a) parallel to the plane of the horizon; not vertical b) placed, operating, or acting chiefly in a horizontal direction 3. flat… …

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