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Definition of horizontal adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

      

    horizontal

     adjective
    adjective
    NAmE//ˌhɔrəˈzɑntl//
     
    , NAmE//ˌhɑrəˈzɑntl//
     
     
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  1. 1  flat and level; going across and parallel to the ground rather than going up and down horizontal lines
  2. 2(informal) I was so tired, I just wanted to be horizontal (= lying down). compare vertical
horizontally
 
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NAmE//ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəli//
 
, NAmE//ˌhɑrəˈzɑntəli//
 
adverb Cut the cake in half horizontally and spread frosting on one half.
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