as in flat
parallel to the ground
She reclined the chair to a horizontal position. The line on the graph was nearly horizontal, indicating little growth over the fiscal year.
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Recent Examples of horizontal
When the electric field is positive (when the wave in the figure below rises above a central horizontal axis), positive charges are pushed upward and negative charges are pulled downward.
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Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Vertical and horizontal lens shift is included too, for repositioning of the image without needing to move the projector around.
—New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2025
Moving a few cables out of the way also exposes the adjustment screw for the horizontal graphics-card support on the opposite side.
—PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2025
The front camera features a square sensor, meaning the smartphone will not need to be rotated to take photos in vertical and horizontal orientations.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
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Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Vertical and horizontal lens shift is included too, for repositioning of the image without needing to move the projector around.
—New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2025
Moving a few cables out of the way also exposes the adjustment screw for the horizontal graphics-card support on the opposite side.
—PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2025
The front camera features a square sensor, meaning the smartphone will not need to be rotated to take photos in vertical and horizontal orientations.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for horizontal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horizontal
flat
Adjective
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But on just the third play of the fourth quarter, veteran tight end Zach Ertz turned a short pass in the flat into a 20-yard TD.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The earliest cars had a 1,131 cc flat-four engine that made 25 hp, barely sufficient to let the 1,700-pound pipsqueak keep up in the right lane of the Autobahn.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Horizontal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horizontal. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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