| 单词 | horizontality |
| 例句 | They surround the also small sculptures of Bianca Beck in carved wood painted — doused really — in bright rude colors whose curves and angles have a distinctly postcoital horizontality. At the Shed, Frieze II Takes Off 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z Moore's greatest student, Anthony Caro, espoused a comparable horizontality in his brightly painted steel sculptures, and he frequently chose pastoral titles, such as Early One Morning and Month of May. Modern British Sculpture at the Royal Academy - review 2011-01-15T00:05:50Z By stubbornly refusing to give up their horizontality, he said, they “have this energy of moving forward.” Pope.L’s Group Crawl: Protest, Pathos, Provocation 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z Roughly a dozen double-height galleries, emerging from a roof otherwise completely covered with solar panels, will break the horizontality of museum's architectural form, a bit like a collection of periscopes. Peter Zumthor's plan for LACMA undergoes makeover 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z By turning the camera 90 degrees, he creates scenes that simulate weightlessness and horizontality, much as the director Stanley Donen made it appear, in “Royal Wedding,” that Fred Astaire was dancing on the ceiling. Review: A Sci-Fi Classic Featuring a Multiverse of Stooges 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z The horizontality itself was a social statement: Without a second story, there was no upstairs/downstairs divide of servant and served. A French Modernist Masterpiece, Lost and Found 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z Locked down and pandemic-crazy, most of us have lately had more than our share of horizontality, staying home and shuffling around from room to room. Monolith Mania Comes to Chelsea 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z In the other, however, Williams emphasizes the stacked building's horizontality, simply by raising the camera's vantage point and shifting the angle. Making photos, not taking them; the distinction in 'Perfect Likeness' 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z The many people who now work remotely no longer need to worry about the disapproving eyes of their colleagues if they want a brief, discreet period of horizontality in the afternoons. This Thanksgiving, It’s Time to Stop Nap-Shaming 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z The principle of original horizontality states that sediments accumulate in essentially horizontal layers. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The lower strata were tilted by tectonic processes that disturbed their original horizontality and caused the strata to be eroded. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z A local cliche might sum it up: The horizontality of the monument is like a film. Perspective | Judy Baca’s nearly 50-year-old Great Wall has never been more relevant to the monument wars 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z The field for the stars and stripes is rendered in short, firm strokes of rich color, painted marks whose definite horizontality plays against the upright verticality of the image. Review: A welcome June Edmonds survey illuminates the artist's surprising trajectory 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z WPP executives often refer to this approach as “horizontality,” while rival Publicis is trying to unite its operations in a restructuring dubbed “The Power of One.” Ad Industry’s Digital Upheaval Rocks WPP; Shares Tumble 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z Mr. Sorrell said this “horizontality” was now his top strategic priority, while admitting it was culturally challenging. WPP Gets a Boost, for Now, From Digital Competition 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z The Grand Canyon region lies in Colorado Plateau, which is characterized by horizontal or nearly horizontal strata, which follows the principle of original horizontality. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z And about that entrance — it's a geometric vortex, funneling attention within, and away from all that horizontality. The Max Bubeck residence: A beacon of uncommon design 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z The rally was organized by the Portland State University Student Union, a group dedicated to advancing “the principles of horizontality, equality, and direct democracy,” Campus Reform reported. Portland State students, Black Lives Matter protest against armed campus police 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z By civic custom, the buildings that rim the lake or reach into it, from the mighty temple of the Field Museum to the low-slung Navy Pier, hew to its overriding horizontality. George Lucas' museum proposal is needlessly massive 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Accordingly, she disapproves of the “horizontality” that most of Occupy’s inner circle vehemently preferred. Cecily McMillan, from Zuccoti Park to Rikers 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z The photo of the Grand Canyon here show strata that were originally deposited in a flat layer on top of older igneous and metamorphic “basement” rocks, per the original horizontality principle. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Any one can perceive by the horizontality of the arms, as well as by the distance between the feet of the table and the floor, that the elevation is from six to eight inches. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z The bedding, which is nearly vertical, is indicated by the shading, while the secondary cleavage approaches horizontality. The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin 2011-11-29T03:00:17.347Z As he worked, The Girl paced the deck, rejoicing in its horizontality, and came each time to lean over the bows and watch him and say a lively word or two. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z In its pronounced horizontality, Terminal 6 still keeps open a welcome segment of sky in the ever-more-congested central terminal area at Kennedy. City Room: I. M. Pei's Terminal 6 Is Being Demolished 2011-10-06T11:15:48Z These peaks have been raised to their present position without disturbing the horizontality of the limestones and sandstones. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z The beds of sandstone, shale, limestone, and other rocks which constitute the earth’s crust have nearly all been deposited thereon by water, and originally in attitudes approaching to horizontality. The Chain of Life in Geological Time A Sketch of the Origin and Succession of Animals and Plants 2011-06-01T02:00:24.880Z The beds of sandstone are essentially horizontal, but within the horizontal beds there are often secondary layers which depart many degrees from horizontality, the maximum being about 24�. The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin 2011-11-29T03:00:17.347Z The lowest are bent the most, and their dip is the greatest; and, as a general fact, there is a gradual approach to horizontality as we rise on the scale. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z The motion of the bubble then measures double the inclination of this imaginary axis, or the deviation of a cylinder on which the level may rest from horizontality. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" Lowness of roofs and the absence of arches were distinctive features of Greek architecture, in which, as in that of Egypt, horizontality of line is another characteristic mark. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The marks which denote the ancient coast-line are so nearly horizontal that the deviation from horizontality, although the measurements have been made at a great number of points, is too small to be appreciated. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Geology.—The rocks of Cardiganshire consist of shales, slates and grits which have been folded and uptilted so that nowhere do they retain their original horizontality. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" It was obvious that the movement by which the submergence was effected had been so uniform as not to destroy the approximate horizontality of the old forest ground. Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras II., rather than sacrifice the sacred horizontality of their arch system. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) His hand supported his chin so that his long straggling beard protruded in a curious Egyptian horizontality. The Belovéd Vagabond Nor is it essential that perfect horizontality or parallelism of the cameras should be maintained in copying trees. Notes and Queries, Number 192, July 2, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc In Chaldæa, on the other hand, the proximity of the two rivers to each other, and the perfect horizontality of the soil, make the work of irrigation very easy. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 In approaching mountainous countries, this horizontality, generally speaking, ceases; finally, on the sides of mountains, some of these layers are very much inclined; they even sometimes attain a vertical direction. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 Water is expressed, in common drawings, by conventional lines, whose horizontality is supposed to convey the idea of its surface. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing On account of its simplicity and plain character, there is no need of precision in the installation of this apparatus, and horizontality, even, is not a sine qua non for its perfect operation. Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 One moment he was aged six, and the next he was talking about horizontality. Clayhanger But, for the sake of the second contrast, we are to have gracefulness and ease, as well as horizontality. The Poetry of Architecture Or, the Architecture of the Nations of Europe Considered in its Association with Natural Scenery and National Character Madame de Ujfalvy-Bourdon has justly compared it to a billiard table, so perfect in its horizontality. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Lord Bellamont's description of the county of Cavan—all acclivity and declivity, without any intervention of horizontality—I am sure applies to Lausanne. The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 2 Before a part of the immense plains of America was geologically examined, it might have been supposed that their uniform and continued horizontality was caused by alluvial soils, or at least by arenaceous tertiary strata. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 Horizontality -- N. horizontality†; flatness; level, plane; stratum &c. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases Those who love to indulge in geological hypotheses must not, however, forget the horizontality so often remarked amidst gypseous and calcareous mountains, in the position of grottoes communicating with each other by passages. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 In this way, helped by the horizontality of the ground, a day’s work yielded nearly five miles of track, whereas in the plains of the United States only about half that rate was accomplished. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent He took yet another pull at the mug, till it assumed an ominous horizontality. Stories by English Authors: England The non-occurrence of such a general convulsion is proved by the perfect horizontality now retained by some of the most ancient fossiliferous strata throughout wide areas. The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) In describing the manner in which strata depart from their original horizontality, some technical terms, such as "dip" and "strike," "anticlinal" and "synclinal" line or axis, are used by geologists. The Student's Elements of Geology A calcareous sedimentary deposit, with recent shells, altered by the contact of superincumbent lava, its horizontality and extent. Volcanic Islands The other, of the adopted country, is focused upon needs that effect the transition to the civilization of illiteracy- heterogeneity, horizontality, decentralism, tradition as choice, but not way of life. The Civilization of Illiteracy The fresh-water strata may sometimes be seen to retain their horizontality within a very slight distance of the border-rocks, while in some places they are inclined, and in few instances vertical. The Student's Elements of Geology Now, the remarks already made in Chapter 2 on the original horizontality of strata are strictly applicable to mechanical deposits, and only partially to those of a mixed nature. The Student's Elements of Geology It has been stated that marine strata of different ages are sometimes found at a considerable height above the sea, yet retaining their original horizontality; but this state of things is quite exceptional. The Student's Elements of Geology |
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