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Horizontally

see synonyms of horizontally

Adverb

1. horizontally

in a horizontal direction

Example Sentences:
'a gallery quite often is added to make use of space vertically as well as horizontally'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Horizontally

see synonyms of horizontally
adjective
1. 
parallel to the plane of the horizon; level; flat
Compare vertical (sense 1)
2. 
of or relating to the horizon
3. 
measured or contained in a plane parallel to that of the horizon
4. 
applied uniformly or equally to all members of a group
5. economics
relating to identical stages of commercial activity
horizontal integration
noun
6. 
a horizontal plane, position, line, etc

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Horizontally

see synonyms of horizontally
adjective
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 and even; level
4. 
at, or made up of elements at, the same levels of industrial production and distribution, or of status
noun
5. 
a horizontal line, plane, etc.
6. 
position parallel to the horizon

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Horizontally

see synonyms of horizontally
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or near the horizon.
2.
a. Parallel to or in the plane of the horizon.
b. At right angles to a vertical line.
3. Occupying or restricted to the same level in a hierarchy: a horizontal study of verbal ability; a horizontal transfer by an employee.
4. Medicine Of or relating to transmission of infection by contact with or physical proximity to an infected individual or fomite.
n.
Something, such as a line, plane, or object, that is horizontal.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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