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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. 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 …

  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 space, n an …

  4. 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 …

  5. 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, 10 months ago Modified 1 year, 10 months ago

  6. 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 …

  7. What is the word used to describe things ordered by height?

    Aug 22, 2023 · Vertical simply implies a direction, or height. Sometimes it's used in the context of a hierarchy, but even there it implies "up-down", not stacked. Are you suggesting that a sentence like …

  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. single word requests - What is a vertical panorama called? - English ...

    Mar 26, 2022 · A person on a mountain has the greater field of view, perhaps. The maximum vertical distance that can be viewed is from the horizon (or objects on the horizon, including distant hills) to …

  10. Split horizontally or vertically – which one is which?

    Dec 13, 2015 · 2 '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, 'horizontal' is …