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VERTICAL AXIS

Specialty Definition: VERTICAL AXIS

DomainDefinition

Military & Defense

The straight line through the center of gravity in the plane of symmetry perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The positive sense is in the ventral direction. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: VERTICAL AXIS

Synonym by domain: z-axis (military & defense, transportation).

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Crosswords: VERTICAL AXIS

English words defined with "VERTICAL AXIS": BrachypinacoidClinodiagonal, CraneDanaidegyrostabilizerInterference figuresordinate, OrthodiagonalPivot bridge, Post millRadiatasurveyor's level, Swivel bridgeThe Triclinic systemy-axis. (references)
Specialty definitions using "VERTICAL AXIS": air meterbivariate normality, Byram anemometercapsta, comma position, cone crusher, Cooköarna, coplaning, cycloidal propellerEngineer's LevelGantt chartHasenclever turntableLoad Duration Curve, Load Profile or Shape, local angular momentumMcNally-Carpenter centrifuge, Menzies cone separatorp system, panoramic ground camera, pivot hung window, pressure co-ordinate system, pressure systemrevolving door, rubbing bedSwedish mining compass'theta' co-ordinate system, 'theta' systemtotal electron content, turning machinevertical boring mill, Voith-Schneider propeller, Vorticity, VWPyaw axis, yaw phenomenon, yawing moment, yield curve. (references)

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: VERTICAL AXIS

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

vertical axis wind turbine

11
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: VERTICAL AXIS

Language Translations for "VERTICAL AXIS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

leje med fri rotation om vertikal akse (bearing allowing rotation about a vertical axis), drejeklap med lodret akse (butterfly valve with vertical axis, sluice or valve pivoted on a vertical axis). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

windturbine met verticale as (vertical axis wind turbine), tolklep of toldeur (butterfly valve with vertical axis, sluice or valve pivoted on a vertical axis), koningsstijl (bearing allowing rotation about a vertical axis), koningsspil (bearing allowing rotation about a vertical axis). (various references)

   

French

  

vanne pivotante axe de rotation vertical (butterfly valve with vertical axis, sluice or valve pivoted on a vertical axis), appui pivot (bearing allowing rotation about a vertical axis). (various references)

   

German

  

Drehstuetze (bearing allowing rotation about a vertical axis), Drehschuetz mit senkrechter Drehaxe (butterfly valve with vertical axis, sluice or valve pivoted on a vertical axis). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

εφέδρανο που επιτρέπει περιστροφή γύρω από άξονα (bearing allowing rotation about a vertical axis), θυρόφραγμα τύπου πεταλούδας στρεπτό περί κατακόρυφο άξονα (butterfly valve with vertical axis, sluice or valve pivoted on a vertical axis), δικλείδα τύπου πεταλούδας στρεπτή περί κατακόρυφο άξονα (butterfly valve with vertical axis, sluice or valve pivoted on a vertical axis). (various references)

   

Italian

  

paratoia girevole ad asse di rotazione verticale (butterfly valve with vertical axis, sluice or valve pivoted on a vertical axis), appoggio girevole (bearing allowing rotation about a vertical axis). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

縦軸 (vertical line). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

たてじく (vertical line). (various references)

   

Manx

  

essylys pontreilagh. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

erticalvay axisay

   

Spanish

  

compuerta giratoria con eje de rotación vertical (butterfly valve with vertical axis, sluice or valve pivoted on a vertical axis), apoyo de pivote (bearing allowing rotation about a vertical axis). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

lager med fri rotation kring vertikal axel (bearing allowing rotation about a vertical axis). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: VERTICAL AXIS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-i-i-l-r-s-t-v-x"

-2 letters: alacrities, aviatrices, aviatrixes, clavierist, vicariates.

-3 letters: aerialist, calvaries, catalexis, cavaliers, cavalries, clarities, eristical, laxatives, leviratic, racialist, realistic, satirical, tailraces, varietals, verticals, verticils, vicarates, vicariate.

-4 letters: aestival, articles, avarices, aviaries, aviarist, aviatrix, caravels, cavalier, caviares, cavilers, cavities, ciliates, claviers, iatrical, laxative, laxities, reavails, recitals, salivate, saxatile, sextarii, silicate, sterical, tailrace, travails, triaxial, variates, varietal.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Synonyms
2. Crosswords
3. Expressions: Internet
4. Translations: Modern
5. Anagrams
6. Bibliography


  

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