The end of the stem then curves upward so that the pileus is brought in a horizontal position.
Plant turned to one side by directive force of gravity, after having been placed in a horizontal position.
Now the first and most simple appearance is where strata of marine origin occur above the level of the sea in horizontal position.
Here they are often found, as in Russia, nearly in horizontal position, and are more rich in well-preserved fossils than in almost any spot in Europe.
As the arms of the lever are all of the same length, and as each is loaded with nearly the same weight, it is obvious that they will all naturally assume a horizontal position.
After they are perfectly cooled, the plates are carefully withdrawn one after another, keeping them all the while in a horizontal position, till they are entirely out of the carquaise.
Having suspended the thermometer in a horizontal position, the mercury is made to stand in exact contact with the platinum plug by slightly elevating the bulb end of the instrument.
It is found safer when travelling to carry the barometer in a horizontal position, or with its cistern end uppermost.
This is often done by means of timber placed in a horizontal position, or by driving wooden piles perpendicularly into the earth; on a foundation of the latter description, the greater part of the city of Amsterdam has been built.
The former of these is an oblong box, made perfectly air-tight, and placed in a horizontal position.
Then, with the view of sifting out the loose particles of dirt, the rags are deposited in a large octagonal sieve made of coarse wire, and placed in a close box in a horizontal position.
The principle involved necessitated a shallow dish, and that the wick should be in nearly a horizontal position, to suck up the oil to its end which projected over the side of the clam-shell.
I wove into both the long sides, and one end, some manilla strands and pliable small branches, working them in and out in a horizontal position and at right angles to the uprights.
Of course a foot or two or a burned end was of no consequence, as it was laid upon the wall in a horizontal position, and mortared into its place with the stones that were piled upon it.
I then made an experiment with a larger snail, weighing one-third ounce, the load being composed chiefly of the same material as the last, but so placed as to be drawn in a horizontal position on the table.
To the upper ends of the legs are hinged supports adapted to extend upward to form continuations of the legs, to engage with and hold an ironing board in a horizontal position.
After this I tried it on a single horsehair strained in a horizontal position, but it had then enough to do to crawl over this narrow bridge without a load.
Sachs has shown* that these secondary roots are acted on in a peculiar manner by geotropism, so that if displaced they reassume their former sub-horizontal position, and do not bend vertically downwards like the primary radicle.
In order to show the effect of an incorrect mode of holding the reins, the rider has only to place his hands with the knuckles in a horizontal position, and the elbow is sure to be turned out in a most awkward manner.
By suspending the aeroplane from a chandelier it took up a horizontal position.
Piece b was next fastened upright in the vise, piece a being laid over b in a horizontal position, and the form of the dovetail scribed with a knife point.
The nails were driven through the back into the bracket, the latter piece being held in the vise in a horizontal position.
In German, the clasping of the hands in a horizontal position, expressive of a promise or the conclusion of a bargain, is frequently accompanied by the interjection top!
The corner of the straight-edge must be placed underneath and against the centre of the rear spar, and held in a horizontal position parallel to the ribs.
Never leave them long in a horizontal positionor leaning up against a wall.
Place the propeller in a horizontal position, and it should remain in that position.
Strange as it may seem it is often very difficult for him to tell whether his machine is in a horizontal position, whether he is flying right-side-up or is toppling over at a perilous angle.
The pressure of the wind would, if unhindered, push the kite into a horizontal position.
Santos-Dumont had experienced the same trouble as all the other gliders: the difficulty of keeping his machine in a horizontal position.
The insects of this, and of every other order, except the Coleoptera, fly with their bodies in a horizontal position, or nearly so.
For, instead of being suspended at the surface with its head downwards, it usually, like fishes, remains in a horizontal position in the middle of the water.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "horizontal position" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
