vertical axis

Definitions

Aviation

  • noun an imaginary line running through the fuselage at the centre of gravity from top to bottom, around which the aircraft rotates when it yaws
  • noun a vertical reference line (Y axis) of a graph

Computing

  • noun a reference line used for vertical coordinates on a graph

Electronics

  • An axis which is considered to be parallel to, or situated along a vertical line, object, or the like. In a Cartesian coordinate system, for instance, it is usually considered to be the y-axis.

Publishing

  • noun reference lines used for vertical coordinates on a graph
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