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adjective

Lying down: decumbent, flat, procumbent, prone, prostrate, recumbent. See horizontal/vertical/change of position.

Definition: lying flat
Antonyms: upright, vertical

At right angles to the direction of gravity; on the level; parallel to the horizon; neither vertical nor inclined.

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Parallel to the plane of the horizon.

• h. beam — positioning of a subject so that the x-ray beam needs to be directed horizontally. Used because of difficulty in positioning the animal for a dorsoventral shot, or because of interest in the position of fluid or gas.
• h. mattress suture — see mattress suture pattern.

• Dimensions and Directions - horizontal: (adj) parallel to the horizon or level ground; level; at right angles to vertical

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Horizontal may refer to:

• Horizontal plane, in astronomy, geography, geometry and other sciences and contexts
• Horizontal coordinate system, in astronomy
• Horizontalism, in monetary circuit theory
• Horizontalism, in sociology
• Horizontal market, in microeconomics
• Horizontal (album), a 1968 album by the Bee Gees

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - horisontal, vandret
n. - noget, der er horisontalt

idioms:

• horizontal bar    reck (gymnastik), barre

Nederlands (Dutch)
horizontaal, waterpas, vlak, rekstok

Français (French)
adj. - horizontal
n. - horizontale

idioms:

• horizontal bar    barre fixe

Deutsch (German)
adj. - horizontal, waagerecht
n. - Horizontale, Waagerechte

idioms:

• horizontal bar    Reckstange

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - οριζόντιος

idioms:

• horizontal bar    (Η/Υ) οριζόντια μπάρα κύλισης

Italiano (Italian)
orizzontale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - horizontal

Русский (Russian)
горизонтальный, плоский, равноценный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - horizontal
n. - horizontal

idioms:

• horizontal bar    barra fija

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - horisontal, horisontell, liggande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
地平线的, 水平的, 水平线, 横的位置, 水平面

idioms:

• horizontal bar    单杠

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 地平線的, 水平的
n. - 水平線, 橫的位置, 水平面

idioms:

• horizontal bar    單槓

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 지평선상의, 수평면의, 가로의
n. - 수평위치, 수평봉

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 地平線上の, 水平面の, 水平動の, 水平の
n. - 水平的統合, 水平棒, 水平線

idioms:

• horizontal bar    鉄棒

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أفقي, مؤلف من أعضاء من طراز واحد أو ذوي وضع اجتماعي واحد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מאוזן, אופקי‬
n. - ‮קו או מישור מאוזנים‬