
punctuation - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
In the United States, most style guides that I have encountered recommend including the second hyphen in situations such as "8-foot-long bridge." Here is how some guides frame their advice. …
What is a single word which can properly describe age, height, …
7 I am completing a final assignment for a statistics course, and need a single word to describe age, height, weight and BMI (body mass index).
american english - How to express someone's height in metric
Oct 24, 2015 · 12 If someone is 169cm tall, what is the most common way of saying their height in metres and centimetres in American/Australian/British English? I'm not interested in converting …
elevation vs altitude - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
In the airline industry elevation = height above ground and altitude = height above sea level. Altitude is used to calculate air pressure, elevation is used to make sure you don't crash into …
meaning - Difference between floor and storey - English Language ...
Oct 27, 2014 · I've read once about "x stories" .. Want to know if there is any difference between stories and floors. Or they are just alias for each other used in different variations of English …
Which to use: "altitude" or "elevation" in regards to height above …
1 The altitude is the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level; the elevation is the height above a given level, especially the sea level. The flight data include …
What is the word used to describe things ordered by height?
Aug 22, 2023 · I’m wondering if there is a word used for using height to order something. Just like we say alphabetical order for things arranged by their spelling, or chronological order for things …
terminology - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Sep 8, 2024 · I'm trying to remember a word from when I studied for my degree in English Lit and Lang. It describes a viewpoint as if looking down from above and moving in and down, like …
single word requests - X, Y, Z — horizontal, vertical and ...
Jan 31, 2012 · 70 When working in a 2D coordinate system you could say that X is the horizontal axis and Y is the vertical axis. Extending this to 3D, is there a similar word for the Z axis? (I'm …
Height and weight written out - English Language & Usage Stack …
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