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. From …

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 aware of …

Height and Weight — How to write them when abbreviations are not used Ask Question Asked 11 years, 9 months ago Modified 5 years ago

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).

Please provide the context for your quotation. Also, have you considered the audience for your work? Many non-American readers may not understand that *five-one" means "five feet & one inch"; British …

Aug 26, 2011 · As height is not being mentioned here, but rather distance on a horizontal scale, "higher" would be inappropriate. "Bigger" refers to size, not magnitude, and therefore, in this case, is also …

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 mountains.

Jun 2, 2018 · In other words, the height of the main deck (or gunwale if that has a name) above the water when the ship is at sea. To understand my motivation, broadly speaking I am interested in the …

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 …

Apr 21, 2017 · 1 "Bantamweight" is a small weight class in boxing and other combat sports. Hence referring to a man as a "bantam" would convey small stature along with physical toughness. In the …