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single word requests - X, Y, Z — horizontal, vertical and ...
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-dimensional). Which is the reason you may not find a word corresponding to the third dimension along with horizontal and vertical.
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Specific words for cross sections of different orientation
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 horizontal section viewed from the top. This would suggest that section is only appropriate for vertical planes. However, section is more generally defined as, per dictionary.com: a representation of an ...
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phrases - What is the vertical complement of side-by-side? - English ...
I searched on google and came up with over-under in an article about shotgun barrels comparison. Also, over-under image search yields mostly shotgun images. Is this the vertical equivalent of side-by-
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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 ceiling.) Raise is not correct because raising doesn't change size, only elevation.
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Why is English written and read left to right?
It is known that Chinese, Japanese and Korean are written in vertical columns going from top to bottom and ordered right to left because it "facilitated writing with a brush in the right hand while continually unrolling the sheet of paper or scroll with the left".
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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 describing data where there are two horizontals, but one is an iterative representation of the first?
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In construction, a floor void is typically a vertical opening or hole that is left in the floor construction either to accommodate services, or allow the installation of a staircase or, as an aesthetic feature.
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elevation vs altitude - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Altitude: vertical distance between an object and the local surface of the Earth. Elevation: vertical distance between the local surface of the Earth and global sea level.
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What is the correct punctuation after "as follows"?
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 punctuation is to guide readers as subtly as possible to a clear reading of what the author is trying to say.
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punctuation - How to Write an Address in a Single Line? - English ...
A good rule of thumb is to consider the purpose of the address. If you're informing someone of where something is, spell the address out in full: "The university's campus, located at 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, Saskatchewan, is situated at the edge of Wascana Park." versus if you wanted to put the address for contact purposes: "Should you have any questions, please feel free to write to me ...