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horizontally

hor·i·zon·tal
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hawr-uh-zon-tl, hor-]
    • /ˌhɔr əˈzɒn tl, ˌhɒr-/
    • /ˌhɒr.ɪˈzɒn.təl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hawr-uh-zon-tl, hor-]
    • /ˌhɔr əˈzɒn tl, ˌhɒr-/

Definitions of horizontally word

  • adjective horizontally at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground. 1
  • adjective horizontally flat or level: a horizontal position. 1
  • adjective horizontally being in a prone or supine position; recumbent: His bad back has kept him horizontal for a week. 1
  • adjective horizontally near, on, or parallel to the horizon. 1
  • adjective horizontally of or relating to the horizon. 1
  • adjective horizontally measured or contained in a plane parallel to the horizon: a horizontal distance. 1

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Origin of horizontally

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Latin horizont- (stem of horizōn) horizon + -al1

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Parts of speech for Horizontally

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

horizontally popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for horizontally

adj horizontally

  • angular — Angular things have shapes that seem to contain a lot of straight lines and sharp points.
  • athwart — transversely; from one side to another
  • awry — If something goes awry, it does not happen in the way it was planned.
  • crisscross — to move or cause to move in a crosswise pattern
  • cross — If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.

adverb horizontally

  • level — having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
  • flat — horizontally level: a flat roof.
  • straight — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.

adjective horizontally

  • across — If someone or something goes across a place or a boundary, they go from one side of it to the other.

Antonyms for horizontally

adj horizontally

  • head on — (of two objects) meeting with the fronts or heads foremost: a head-on collision.
  • lengthwise — In a direction parallel with a thing's length.

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