Absciss
Pronunciation: /ˈæbssɪs/
Absciss (noun)
- The horizontal distance from a point to the vertical axis in a graph or coordinate system.
Examples
- The absciss of the point determines its position on the horizontal axis.
- The absciss shows the horizontal position on a graph.
Common collocations: plot an absciss, calculate an absciss, identify the absciss