- single word requests - X, Y, Z — horizontal, vertical and . . .
If x and y are horizontal, z is vertical; if x and z are horizontal, y is vertical The words horizontal and vertical are generally used in a planar (2-dimensional) sense, not spatial (3-dimensional) Which is the reason you may not find a word corresponding to the third dimension along with horizontal and vertical
- Is there one word for both horizontal or vertical, but not diagonal . . .
Is there one word for both horizontal or vertical, but not diagonal, adjacency? Ask Question Asked 11 years, 3 months ago Modified 1 year, 3 months ago
- expressions - Is x plotted against y or is y plotted against x . . .
The convention is that x would occupy the horizontal axis, while y occupies the vertical axis, regardless if x is plotted against y, or y against x Visually, which often would appear mutually indiscriminatable for 1-1 mapping plots
- Specific words for cross sections of different orientation
According to Wikipedia's architectural drawing page: A cross section, also simply called a section, represents a vertical plane cut through the object, in the same way as a floor plan is a horizontal section viewed from the top This would suggest that section is only appropriate for vertical planes However, section is more generally defined as, per dictionary com: a representation of an
- Is there a hypernym for horizontal and vertical?
If I want to speak of North, South, East, West in a general sense I could, for example, use the term cardinal direction Which term is appropriate to sum up horizontal and vertical in the same man
- Is there a word for a road or river that runs almost vertical in the map?
Is there an adjective to describe a road or a river whose orientation is nearly north to south (e g looks vertical in the map)? An example sentence would be, " the [word] highway between Foopolis and Barville forms the western border of the State of Ipsumia
- single word requests - Generic term for row and column - English . . .
Is there a single, more generic term that can be used to describe both a row and a column? In English, we can refer to a line as being horizontal or vertical, but unless we say ‘a line of something’,
- What is the correct punctuation after as follows?
Conclusions How you punctuate the end of an introductory sentence or phrase preceding a display (vertical) list is ultimately a style question, as all punctuation questions are The goal of punctuation is to guide readers as subtly as possible to a clear reading of what the author is trying to say
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