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abscissa /ab·scis·sa/ (ab-sis´ah) the horizontal line in a graph along which are plotted the units of one of the factors considered in the study. Symbol . abscissa [absis′ə] Etymology: L, ab, away; scindere, to cut a point on a horizontal Cartesian coordinate plane measured from the y-axis (or vertical axis) running perpendicular to the plane, or the x-axis. abscissa the horizontal line in a graph along which are plotted the units of one of the factors considered in the study, as time in a time-temperature study. The other line is called the ordinate. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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of the elongation to break data yields a master curve (figure 9) with
shifted aging time at 80[degrees]C on the abscissa. 0], the minimum is equal
to zero; d) the difference between the abscissa of the maximum and of
the minimum is of the order of [bar. Technicians enter the superimposed stress onto the abscissa, which
is determined by the residual and thermal stress as well as the
alternating bending stress onto the ordinate. |
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