Meanings
comparative more horizontally · superlative most horizontally
- In a horizontal direction or position.
Japanese can be written horizontally as well as vertically.
1 more example
Moreover, recent research showed that the amount of genetic material that can be moved horizontally may include small gene fragments, entire operons, superoperons that encode complex biochemical pathways, and whole chromosomes [ 54 ].
2015 July 4, Jiangtao Guo et al., “Horizontal gene transfer in an acid mine drainage microbial community”, in BMC Genomics, volume 16, →DOI - In a horizontal manner (any sense).
an organism transmitted horizontally
Origin
- Englishhorizontal
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishhorizontally
From horizontal + -ly.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan horitzontalment
- horitzontalmentin a horizontal direction or position
Czech vodorovně
- vodorovněin a horizontal direction or position
Dutch horizontaal
- horizontaalin a horizontal direction or position
Finnish vaakasuoraan
- vaakasuoraanin a horizontal direction or position
French horizontalement
- horizontalementin a horizontal direction or position
German horizontal, waagerecht
- horizontalin a horizontal direction or position
- waagerechtin a horizontal direction or position
Greek οριζόντια
- οριζόντια (orizóntia)in a horizontal direction or position
Italian orizzontalmente
- orizzontalmentein a horizontal direction or position
Korean 가로
- 가로 (garo)in a horizontal direction or position
Polish poziomo
- poziomoin a horizontal direction or position
Portuguese horizontalmente
- horizontalmentein a horizontal direction or position
Romanian orizontal
- orizontalin a horizontal direction or position
Russian горизонта́льно
- горизонта́льно (gorizontálʹno)in a horizontal direction or position
Spanish horizontalmente
- horizontalmentein a horizontal direction or position
Swedish vågrätt, horisontellt
- vågrättin a horizontal direction or position
- horisontelltin a horizontal direction or position
Cite this entry
horizontally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horizontally
“horizontally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horizontally. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horizontally,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horizontally.
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