horizontally
horizontally adverb: in a horizontal direction or position.
Adverb
horizontally (comparative more horizontally, superlative most horizontally)
- In a horizontal direction or position.
- Japanese can be written horizontally as well as vertically.
- 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
horizontally meaning in Tamil
horizontally in Tamil
- படுக்கையான, கிடைமட்டமாக
Forms of horizontally
| comparative | more horizontally |
|---|---|
| superlative | most horizontally |
Origin of horizontally
From horizontal + -ly.
Words formed from horizontally
Questions about horizontally
- What does horizontally mean?
- Horizontally means in a horizontal direction or position.
- What is horizontally in Tamil?
- Horizontally in Tamil is படுக்கையான, கிடைமட்டமாக. See Horizontally meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is horizontally?
- Horizontally is an adverb.
Words near horizontally in the dictionary
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