Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
étant dirigé vers le haut (Math)
English translation:
increasing upwards
Added to glossary by
kashew
Jul 14, 2009 16:49
14 yrs ago
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French term
étant dirigé vers le haut
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
Can one say that the axis of the ordinates is oriented upwards? I can't find any examples of this phrasing with Google, which makes me think that there is a more correct way of putting it.
"Les contre-flèches sont positives vers le haut et négatives vers le bas (l'axe des ordonnées étant dirigé vers le haut)."
"Les contre-flèches sont positives vers le haut et négatives vers le bas (l'axe des ordonnées étant dirigé vers le haut)."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | increasing upwards |
kashew
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| 4 +2 | using a normal coordinate system |
Bourth (X)
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| 3 | pointing upwards |
Mark Nathan
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| 3 | assuming a vertical y-axis |
Patrick White
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| 2 | slopes upward |
MatthewLaSon
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Change log
Jul 20, 2009 07:52: kashew Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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increasing upwards
(from zero origin)
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Comment: "Thanks kashew. I later came across an example where ordinates decrease in the upwards direction along the vertical axis. So, conventional or not, it has to be spelled out."
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pointing upwards
Axes can point upwards downwards, to the left, to the right and inwards and outwards (for three dimensions).
8 mins
slopes upward
Hello,
This may work.
I hope this helps.
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Note added at 9 mins (2009-07-14 16:59:32 GMT)
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http://i.investopedia.com/inv/articles/site/EC-Yieldcurve1.g...
This may work.
I hope this helps.
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Note added at 9 mins (2009-07-14 16:59:32 GMT)
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http://i.investopedia.com/inv/articles/site/EC-Yieldcurve1.g...
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using a normal coordinate system
i.e. with vertical axis increasing in value towards the top. As opposed to an inverted c.s.
Having said "normal", I shouldn't think it would be necessary to specify "upwards", but engineers do tend to prefer belt AND braces.
Having said "normal", I shouldn't think it would be necessary to specify "upwards", but engineers do tend to prefer belt AND braces.
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assuming a vertical y-axis
as is normally the case
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