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Horizontal vs Azimuthal - What's the difference?

horizontal | azimuthal |

As adjectives the difference between horizontal and azimuthal

is that horizontal is perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat while azimuthal is of or pertaining to the azimuth; in a horizontal circle.

As a noun horizontal

is a horizontal component of a structure.

horizontal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.
  • (marketing) Relating to horizontal markets.
  • (archaic) Pertaining to the horizon.
  • * 1667': As when the Sun new ris'n / Looks through the '''Horizontal misty Air — John Milton, ''Paradise Lost , Book 1, ll. 594-5

    • Antonyms

    * vertical

    Derived terms

    * horizontally

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A horizontal component of a structure.
  • (geology) horizon

    • azimuthal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to the azimuth; in a horizontal circle.
  • (cartography) Describing a map projection which preserves direction for all points relative to a selected point (or in some cases two points).

    • Derived terms

    * azimuthal anisotropy * azimuthal chart * azimuthal projection * azimuthal quantum number

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (cartography) An azimuthal projection.