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  1. 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 (3 …

  2. Specific words for cross sections of different orientation

    Jul 19, 2017 · 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 …

  3. 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 …

  4. meaning - What is the name of the horizontal bar that intersects a ...

    Mar 4, 2020 · Mullioned windows are windows divided into panes by inner frames. The vertical frames are called mullions. What do we call the horizontal frames?

  5. Generic term for 'row' and 'column' - English Language & Usage Stack ...

    Oct 22, 2013 · 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 …

  6. 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 space, n an …

  7. What is the correct punctuation after "as follows"?

    Jun 21, 2017 · 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 …

  8. 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...

  9. What’s the difference between “line” and “row”?

    To speak of a vertical row would seem somehow perverse. It would seem far more meaningful to speak of arranging things in a vertical line—to distinguish this line from some other possible line in a …

  10. Use of double colon (::) as a sentence separator [closed]

    Feb 19, 2024 · (possible) interest only: I use || to separate distinct thoughts in a comment field such as this one. || Using a double vertical separator is exceedingly non-standard but I think/hope/feel …