y-axis
y-axis
Definition
y·-axis (wī′ak′sis)
noun pl. y′·-ax′es-sēz
- the vertical, or more nearly vertical, axis in a plane Cartesian coordinate system, along which the ordinate is measured
- a similar axis that is perpendicular to the x-axis and the z-axis of a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system
y-axis
Telecom Definition
The vertical (V), or nearest vertical, plane on a two- or three-dimensional grid, chart, or graph in a Cartesian coordinate system. See also Cartesian coordinates, x-axis, and z-axis.
y-axis
Usage Examples
Preposition: as
- direction: The turtle will start at the origin with the Z-axis as forward direction and Y-axis as left direction.
Converse of object
- cross: A line is described by its gradient and intercept, the point at which the line crosses the y-axis.
Adjective modifier
- positive: This is defined in degrees going anti-clockwise from the positive y-axis.
Modifies a noun
- scale: Note the smaller scale of the y-axis scale in the top right figure for reasons of visibility.
- point: The y-axis points will usually be some function of the x-axis array, say a sinusoidal function.
- scaling: The y-axis scaling can either be automatic, or fixed.
- range: Item [ 0 ] = lo, [ 1 ] = hi double [ 2 ] - 2 y Y-axis range of frame.
- array: Size of independent variable axis ( x-axis ) data array and first dimension of y-axis data array.
- function: Customers customers can choose from two turrets with no y-axis function to three turrets all with the y-axis function.
Browse dictionary entries near y-axis
- y'all
- y
- xyster
- xylotomy
- xylotomous
- xylose
- xylophone
- xylophagous
- xylol
- xyloid
- Y chromosome
- y-
- -y
- Y2K
- YA
- yabber
- Yablonovyy Range
- yacht
- yachting
- yachtsman
