single word requests - X, Y, Z — horizontal, vertical and ...
Jan 31, 2012 · 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 …
expressions - Is x plotted against y or is y plotted against x ...
"Vertical against horizontal", and, if you choose the almost (but not quite) universal convention of having x-values along the horizontal axis, and the variables are x and y, 'y against x'. There is …
meaning - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Apr 13, 2016 · The intersection of the vertical plane with the horizontal plane would form a transverse. This medical definition from thefreedictionary.com describes: transverse plane of …
A word to describe vertical and horizontal movement?
Sep 8, 2015 · I down-voted this. Orthogonal does not imply horizontal and vertical movement. Orthogonal implies that one movement is at a right angle with respect to the other. Horizontal …
Split horizontally or vertically – which one is which?
Dec 13, 2015 · 'Horizontal' means 'relating to the horizon', so strictly speaking whether a split is vertical or horizontal depends on its orientation relative to the ground. Or less strictly, …
Standard abbreviations of “portrait” and “landscape”?
Feb 21, 2018 · I am thinking “vert” and “horiz” could be good, for vertical and horizontal. But I'm not sure if they would add to confusion, since they deviate from the standard terminology. I am …
What’s the difference between “line” and “row”?
The terms can overlap again, though, in technical areas. In tables or databases it is common to speak of rows and columns, with an emphatic horizontal/vertical contrast in those terms: a row …
What is meant by eye in “eye to the side” or “eye to the sky”?
Nov 3, 2018 · You might find Flatbed Terminology useful. Apparently when a large coil is being transported on a truck, if the "eye" of the coil (either of the "open" ends) faces fowards or …
meaning - Origin of "Plumb" to mean "absolutely" - English …
Jun 15, 2011 · Surely 'plumb vertical' is a builder's term, meaning 'precisely vertical as measured by plumbline', and it was taken up by outsiders who assumed it just meant very (I have seen it …
What is the correct punctuation after "as follows"?
Jun 21, 2017 · Here is a quick review of the advice that four influential style guides give for punctuating the lead-in to a display (vertical) list. The most important thing to note at the outset …