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 …
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, …
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 …
single word requests - What is the name of the area of skin …
Apr 29, 2014 · @Doorknob - Elliot has named it correctly. The upper lip is skin-covered, skin-colored, and hairy. The pink parts are called the upper and lower vermilion, the border …
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 …
Technical Names for Body Halves – Upper and Lower
Jul 2, 2015 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …