the vertical axis

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• vertical axis — UK US noun [S] GRAPHS & CHARTS ► the line of figures that are arranged from top to bottom at the side of a graph, usually expressing a number or amount: »The vertical axis estimates the internet purchases of customers in the London area. → See… …   Financial and business terms

• Vertical axis wind turbine — Vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT) are a type of wind turbine where the main rotor shaft runs vertically. Among the advantages of this arrangement are that generators and gearboxes can be placed close to the ground, and that VAWT do not need to… …   Wikipedia

• Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine — (VAWT)   A type of wind turbine in which the axis of rotation is perpendicular to the wind stream and the ground …   Energy terms

• Vertical-axis wind turbine — (VAWT)   A type of wind turbine in which the axis of rotation is perpendicular to the windstream and the ground.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …   Energy terms

• vertical axis of eye — an imaginary line connecting the extreme upper and lower points of the eyeball …   Medical dictionary

• axis — UK US /ˈæksɪs/ noun [C] (plural axes /ˈæksiːz/) ► GRAPHS & CHARTS one of two or more fixed lines on a graph: horizontal/vertical axis »We can label the axes time is on the horizontal axis, and the amount (or value) of money is shown on the… …   Financial and business terms

• axis — axis1 [ak′sis] n. pl. axes [ak′sēz΄] [L, axle, axis < IE * aks < base * aĝ (see ACT1) > OE eax, ON ǫxull, Gr axōn, L axilla] 1. a real or imaginary straight line on which an object rotates or is regarded as rotating [the axis of a… …   English World dictionary

• The Long Tail — The phrase The Long Tail (as a proper noun with capitalized letters) was first coined by Chris Anderson in an October 2004 Wired magazine article [ [http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.10/tail.html The Long Tail ] by Chris Anderson, Wired , Oct …   Wikipedia

• vertical — ver|ti|cal1 [ˈvə:tıkəl US ˈvə:r ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: verticalis, from Latin vertex; VERTEX] 1.) pointing up in a line that forms an angle of 90° with a flat surface ≠ ↑horizontal →↑diagonal ▪ a vertical line ▪ the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Vertical deflection — The vertical deflection (deflection of the plumb line, astro geodetic deflection) at a point on the earth is a measure of how far the direction of the local gravity field has been shifted by local anomalies such as nearby mountains. (Here gravity …   Wikipedia

• The Scissors — is an aerial dog fighting maneuver, commonly used by military fighter pilots before the advent of high thrust to weight fighters (which allow for extended maneuvering in the vertical plane) in the late 1950s to mid 1960s and later, and before the …   Wikipedia