horizontal
adjective
at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground.
horizontally
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a word derived from
horizontal.
Example Sentences
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Federal safety rules require planes to be separated by at least 1.5 miles horizontally and 500 feet vertically in such situations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The new analysis adds another dimension by examining how density varies horizontally across latitude and longitude, revealing more of the thermosphere's geographic structure.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
According to the Wall Street Journal, safety measures in such circumstances require a separation of at least 1.5 miles horizontally and 500 feet vertically.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
The Alex will screen the movie in 70mm, which uses the same film stock as Imax 70mm but runs vertically instead of horizontally, making each physical frame roughly three times smaller than its Imax counterpart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
I shall generally use diagrams in which time increases upward and one of the spatial dimensions is shown horizontally.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
