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  1. 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 …

  2. What is a word to accompany horizontal and vertical?

    If 'horizontal' follows the horizon, and 'vertical' ascends from the horizon, is there a word for a line from the viewer to the horizon? Otherwise, is there a broadly accepted business term for …

  3. 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 …

  4. Generic term for 'row' and 'column' - English Language & Usage …

    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 …

  5. A word to describe vertical and horizontal movement?

    Sep 8, 2015 · Orthogonal does not imply horizontal and vertical movement. Orthogonal implies that one movement is at a right angle with respect to the other. Horizontal and diagonal …

  6. What is the proper name for a circle with a line through it?

    Aug 15, 2019 · The general prohibition sign (official name, according to ISO 7010), also known as a no symbol, no sign, circle-backslash symbol, nay, interdictory circle or universal no, is a red …

  7. punctuation - Semicolons at the end of list items - English …

    In a numbered vertical list that completes a sentence begun in an introductory element and that consist of phrases or sentences with internal punctuation, semicolon may be used between …

  8. meaning - Origin of "Plumb" to mean "absolutely" - English …

    Jun 15, 2011 · Etymonline indicates that the "completely" sense of the word was an extension of the "exact measurement" sense of the word and dates this shift back to the mid-18th: plumb …

  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 …

  10. single word requests - What is the name of the area of skin …

    Apr 29, 2014 · Upper lip is everything between the mouth opening and the base of the nose. Lower lip is everything between the mouth opening and the chin. Vermilion zone is the pink, …