abscissa

Noun

Meaning

One of the elements of reference by which a point, as of a curve, is referred to a system of fixed rectilineal coordinate axes.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

azimuth altitude coordinate latitude pivot bloc axle declination hinge longitude absciss x-axis polar coordinates abscissas abscissae
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Antonyms

y-axis

Hypernyms

Cartesian coordinate

Phrases with the word

abscissa axis

Derivatives

abscissas abscissae

Examples

A comparison of the four abscissa types typically used for infrared spectrometers. Source: Internet

In mathematical illustrations of two-dimensional Cartesian systems, the first coordinate (traditionally called the abscissa ) is measured along a horizontal axis, oriented from left to right. Source: Internet

For 3D diagrams, the names "abscissa" and "ordinate" are rarely used for x and y, respectively. Source: Internet

The abscissa represents the byte values 0-255 and the vertical axis is the 16-bit linear decoded value of μ-law encoding. Source: Internet

The words abscissa, ordinate and applicate are sometimes used to refer to coordinate axes rather than the coordinate values. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

abscision absciss absciss layer abscissa axis abscissae abscissed leaves