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Definition: Horizontally |
HorizontallyAdverb1. In a horizontal direction; "a gallery quite often is added to make use of space vertically as well as horizontally". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "horizontally" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1726. (references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Horizontality | Adverb: horizontally; Adjective: on one's back, on all fours, on its beam ends. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Horizontally |
| English words defined with "horizontally": abacus, Aclinic, air mass ♦ Barwise, Battering-ram ♦ Cobwork, Cross-spall ♦ drive, Dumpy level, Dutch door ♦ Elastic curve ♦ farthingale ♦ Ground plate, Gyron ♦ half door, Hogback, horizontal, Horizontal engine, horizontal section, horse ♦ knight ♦ low-warp-loom ♦ magic square ♦ naiant, Natant ♦ panoramic sight, passive matrix display, pivoting window, Plank-sheer, Porcupine wood, Porrect ♦ ray, rotationally, row ♦ Scamillus, sliding window, Stonehenge, strike-slip fault, Sub-base, Support arms, swimming, Swing bridge ♦ To brace a yard, transom window, Trestletree ♦ Wall plate, Word square. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "horizontally": horizontally divided, horizontally planted cuttings, horizontally split. (references) |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | In the field, mosquito larvae may be observed resting at the water surface, either held horizontally against the surface by float hairs, or hanging at an angle to the surface by their siphon. Credit: CDC. |  | Duplex measures, carrying the rear bar ahead After making contact, the rear bar was moved to the forward position It was then realigned horizontally, vertically, and for azimuth on the base line Fig. No. 9, Appendix No. 3, Report of Superintendent ... 1901, p. 244. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Using Eimbeck duplex base-line measurement apparatus Aligning duplex bar horizontally and vertically Fig. No. 6, Appendix No. 3, Report of Superintendent ... 1901, p. 244. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Home sweet quanset hut - horizontally blowing snow streaks across the front door. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
 | Wallpaper design number sixty eight, by Messrs. Virchaux & Co. by right, obtained from Joseph Ramee. Design of double columns, ornamented with grapes and vine leaves - another part ornamented with losanges, placed horizontally forming the intervals. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "Lake" by Megan Brock Commentary: "A day at the lake. Sorry for submitting it horizontally the first time :/." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Body mass studies of the infected rodents show that there is a direct correlation between weight and antibody reactivity, indicating that the virus is transmitted horizontally among rodents. (references) | |
The investigators were alerted to this possibility when they noticed an overlap between their patients with CFS and those who had NMH. NMH can be induced by using tilt table testing, which involves laying the patient horizontally on a table and then tilting the table upright to 70 degrees for 45 minutes while monitoring blood pressure and heart rate. Persons with NMH will develop lowered blood pressure under these conditions, as well as other characteristic symptoms, such as lightheadedness, visual dimming, or a slow response to verbal stimuli. (references) | ||
Economic History | Sweden | Flag: Yellow cross laid horizontally on a medium blue field. (references) |
Vanuatu | Flag: A yellow Y with a black border horizontally divides the flag into three parts. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Horizontally" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Horizontally" is used about 263 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 100% | 263 | 18,193 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "horizontally": horizontally divided ♦ horizontally integrated unit ♦ horizontally opposed engine ♦ horizontally planted cuttings ♦ horizontally polarised wave ♦ horizontally polarized wave ♦ horizontally split. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "horizontally": horizontally-constrained, horizontally-growing, horizontally-opposed, horizontally-pivoting, horizontally-structured. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
engine horizontally opposed | 4 |
horizontally opposed | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "horizontally"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 水平地. (various references) | |
Czech | horizontálnì, vodorovnì (across). (various references) | |
Danish | horisontalt modstående motor (horizontally opposed engine), horisontal split case pumpe (pump with horizontally split casing), vandret polariseret signal (horizontally polarised signal, horizontally polarized signal), vandret polariseret emission (horizontally polarised emission, horizontally polarized emission), vandret polariseret boelge (horizontal polarised wave, horizontal polarized wave, horizontally polarised wave, horizontally polarized wave), vandret polariseret antenne (horizontally polarised aerial, horizontally polarised antenna, horizontally polarized antenna), vandret opdelt (horizontally divided, horizontally split, split on the horizontal centerline), svingarm der sidder på en vandret aksel (horizontally swinging arm), lateral fingering minder om dannelse af indstroemningskegle,bortset fra at vandniveauet er forskudt fra borehullet baade i vandret og lodret plan (except that the water level is both horizontally and vertically displaced from the well, lateral fingering is similar to coning), last,der lastes eller losses vandret (cargo capable of being horizontally loaded or discharged), boksermotor (horizontally opposed engine). (various references) | |
Dutch | horizontaalgepolariseerde golf (horizontal polarised wave, horizontal polarized wave, horizontally polarised wave, horizontally polarized wave), horizontaalgepolariseerde emissie (horizontally polarised emission, horizontally polarized emission), horizontaalgepolariseerde antenne (horizontally polarised aerial, horizontally polarised antenna, horizontally polarized antenna), horizontaalgepolariseerd signaal (horizontally polarised signal, horizontally polarized signal), horizontaal gepolariseerde golf (horizontal polarised wave, horizontal polarized wave, horizontally polarised wave, horizontally polarized wave), horizontaal bewegende arm (horizontally swinging arm), vracht voor horizontale belading en lossing (cargo capable of being horizontally loaded or discharged), pomp met horizontaal gedeelde bouwwijze (pump with horizontally split casing), liggende golf (flute direction running horizontally, horizontal flute direction), laterale vingervorming is een soortgelijk verschijnsel als kegelvorming,zij het dat het watergrensvlak zich ten opzichte van de put zowel horizontaal als verticaal verplaatst (except that the water level is both horizontally and vertically displaced from the well, lateral fingering is similar to coning), diametraal tegenover elkaar gemonteerde motoren (horizontally opposed engine). (various references) | |
Finnish | vaakasuoraan. (various references) | |
French | hydrométéore sphéroïde aplati à orientation horizontale (horizontally oriented oblate spheroidal hydrometeor), antenne à polarisation horizontale (horizontally polarised aerial, horizontally polarised antenna, horizontally polarized antenna), bras à battements horizontaux (horizontally swinging arm), brosse vivante (horizontally planted cuttings), cargaison manipulable horizontalement (cargo capable of being horizontally loaded or discharged), fenêtres à mouvement simple (horizontally hinged), émission à polarisation horizontale (horizontally polarised emission, horizontally polarized emission), la digitation latérale est analogue au phénomène de coning,sauf que la table d'eau ou l'interface est,par rapport au puits,déplacée à la fois horizontalement et verticalement (except that the water level is both horizontally and vertically displaced from the well), unité à intégration horizontale (horizontally integrated unit), moteur flat (horizontally opposed engine), onde à polarisation horizontale (horizontal polarised wave, horizontal polarized wave, horizontally polarised wave, horizontally polarized wave), onde polarisée horizontalement (horizontal polarised wave, horizontal polarized wave, horizontally polarised wave, horizontally polarized wave), pompe à plan de joint horizontal (pump with horizontally split casing), sens des cannelures horizontal (flute direction running horizontally, horizontal flute direction), sextupôle de focalisation horizontale (horizontally focusing sextupole), signal à polarisation horizontale (horizontally polarised signal, horizontally polarized signal), transmission à polarisation horizontale (horizontally polarized transmission), flat (horizontally opposed engine). (various references) | |
German | horizontal (horizontal, level). (various references) | |
Greek | κινητήρας οριζοντίων και αντικείμενων κυλίνδρων (horizontally opposed engine), βραχίονας οριζόντιας παλμικής κίνησης (horizontally swinging arm), η πλάγια δακτυλίωση είναι ανάλογη του φαινομένου CONING,εκτός εάν η τράπεζα του νερού ή η διαχωριστική επιφάνεια μετατοπίζεται,σε σχέση με το (except that the water level is both horizontally and vertically displaced from the well), αντλία με οριζοντίως χωρισμένο περίβλημα (pump with horizontally split casing), οριζόντια πολωμένη κεραία (horizontally polarised aerial, horizontally polarised antenna, horizontally polarized antenna), οριζόντια πολωμένη εκπομπή (horizontally polarised emission, horizontally polarized emission), οριζόντια πολωμένο σήμα (horizontal polarised wave, horizontal polarized wave, horizontally polarised wave, horizontally polarized wave). (various references) | |
Hungarian | vízszintesen (level). (various references) | |
Italian | orizzontalmente (point blank). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 横に (across, crossways, crosswise, sideways). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | よこに (across, crossways, crosswise, sideways). (various references) | |
Korean | 수평하게. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | orizontallyhay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | horizontalmente (aflat). (various references) | |
Romanian | orizontal (across, flatly, width). (various references) | |
Russian | горизонтально (aflat, a-flat). (various references) | |
Spanish | horizontalmente (aflat). (various references) | |
Swedish | horisontalt. (various references) | |
Thai | ในแนวนอน. (various references) | |
Turkmen | keseligine, keseleяin. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | горизонтально (aflat). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"Horizontally" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: horizontale. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "horizontally" (pronounced hô'ruzÄ"ntulē) |
| 5 | -n t u l ē | accidentally, coincidentally, continentally, developmentally, jauntily, environmentally, experimentally, fundamentally, governmentally, incidentally, incrementally, mentally, monumentally, scantily, temperamentally. |
| 4 | -t u l ē | anecdotally, brutally, digitally, fatally, hastily, haughtily, heartily, mightily, mortally, nattily, subtly, testily, totally, vitally, wittily. |
| 3 | -u l ē | abysmally, abnormally, actually, additionally, agriculturally, anencephaly, angrily, annually, anomaly, arbitrarily, architecturally, artfully, artificially, beneficially, bilaterally, blissfully, bodily, botanically, broccoli, busily, carefully, casually, centrally, cerebrally, cheerfully, chronically, Cicely, circumstantially, civilly, clinically, clumsily, comically, commercially, conceptually, conditionally, confidentially, congressionally, conspiratorially, constitutionally, continually, contractually, contradictorily, conventionally, cordially, crazily, criminally, critically, culturally, customarily, cynically, delightfully, diagonally, diametrically, dismally, journalistically, joyfully, judicially, lawfully, lazily, diurnally, dorsally, dreadfully, dutifully, easily, editorially, educationally, eerily, electrically, electronically, emotionally, empirically, equally, essentially, eternally, ethically, eventually, exceptionally, exponentially, externally, extraordinarily, facsimile, factually, faithfully, family, fanatically, federally, finally, financially, fiscally, fitfully, florally, forcefully, formally, fractionally, frantically, frightfully, frugally, functionally, gainfully, generally, generationally, geographically, giggly, gleefully, globally, gloomily, gracefully, gradually, gratefully, gravelly, gravitationally, greedily, habitually, handily, happily, heavily, helpfully, hermetically, historically, homily, hopefully, hungrily, icily, illegally, impartially, individually, industrially, informally, initially, institutionally, intellectually, intentionally, internally, internationally, intrinsically, involuntarily, irrationally, legally, liberally, literally, locally, loyally, luckily, magically, magnetically, majestically, manfully, manually, marginally, masterfully, materially, mathematically, meaningfully, medicinally, mercifully, merrily, methodically, metrically, militarily, mineralogically, minimally, momentarily, monetarily, monopoly, morally, multifamily, multilaterally, municipally, mutually, nasally, nationally, naturally, necessarily, noisily, nominally, normally, novelly, nutritionally, occasionally, officially, oligopoly, operationally, optimistically, orally, orchestrally, ordinarily, originally, painfully, parenthetically, partially, pathetically, peacefully, perennially, periodically, peripherally, perpetually, personally, phenomenally, philosophically, physically, pitifully, playfully, politically, potentially, pragmatically, preferentially, preliminarily, presidentially, primarily, procedurally, professionally, proportionally, provincially, provisionally, purposefully, quintessentially, racially, radially, rationally, readily, regally, regionally, regretfully, respectfully, rightfully, ritualistically, romantically, royally, ruefully, sardonically, satisfactorily, scientifically, seasonally, secondarily, semiannually, sequentially, serenely, severally, sexually, skeptically, skillfully, sleepily, sloppily, socially, specially, speedily, spiritually, statistically, statutorily, steadily, steamily, structurally, subfamily, subliminally, substantially, successfully, summarily, supremely, surgically, symbolically, sympathetically, tactfully, tactically, tangentially, tastefully, tearfully, technically, technologically, temporally, temporarily, terminally, territorially, thankfully, theatrically, theoretically, therapeutically, thoughtfully, traditionally, Tripoli, truthfully, uncannily, unconditionally, unconstitutionally, uncritically, uneasily, unequivocally, unhappily, unilaterally, unintentionally, universally, unlawfully, unnaturally, unnecessarily, unofficially, unsuccessfully, unusually, usefully, usually, virtually, viscerally, visually, vocally, voluntarily, warily, wearily, wiggly, wilfully, willfully, wishfully, wistfully, wobbly, woefully, wonderfully, wrongfully. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-h-i-l-l-n-o-o-r-t-y-z" | |
-2 letters: horizontal. | |
-3 letters: horizonal. | |
-4 letters: antiroll, horntail, inthrall, lothario, thornily, tornillo, zoolatry. | |
-5 letters: aliyoth, althorn, anthill, hoarily, hoatzin, horizon, hornily, hornito, inthral, laithly, litoral, loathly, orality, oration, ortolan, riantly, tallyho, thiazol, thionyl, tonally, zonally, zorilla, zorillo. | |
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