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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 …

  2. Is "She controls the horizontal, she controls the vertical" a …

    Dec 29, 2025 · I am reading The Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll. Page 13 of my copy says: Truly, the super-user is all-powerful: she controls the horizontal, she controls the vertical. I am not …

  3. 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 …

  4. 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 …

  5. 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 …

  6. What's the correct term for horizontally and vertically on a map?

    The horizontal (left-right) dimension is called longitude. The vertical (top-bottom) is called latitude. However, I'm not sure how to adjectivize and adverbize those terms. The best shot …

  7. Is there one word for both horizontal or vertical, but not diagonal ...

    Apr 19, 2014 · Is there one word for both horizontal or vertical, but not diagonal, adjacency? Ask Question Asked 11 years, 8 months ago Modified 1 year, 8 months ago

  8. punctuation - What do you call a symbol - English Language

    May 10, 2019 · Also, I was really thinking more about handwriting here – most English-language handwritten documents that use ditto marks do use just two vertical/slanted little strokes, …

  9. What is the structure from which a sign is hung called?

    Nov 29, 2021 · My grandparents had a structure at the last cattle guard before their ranch house from which a sign with the name of their ranch hung. It was two vertical poles, with a horizontal …

  10. Verb for increasing the vertical dimension of a space?

    Is there a single verb that means to increase the vertical dimension of something? (For purposes of this question it does not matter whether they're doing that by modifying the floor or the …