The answer to two down in the Nov. 11 New York Times Mini Crossword is “XAXIS.” A typical two-dimensional graph has two axes: the x-axis (horizontal) and the y-axis (vertical). The x-axis runs ...

STEP 2 - Plot the coordinates (2,3). Remember the x (horizontal) is the first number in the brackets and the y (vertical) is the second number. Each axis is labelled with a scale of numbers ...

There are two basic types of wind turbines: horizontal-axis and vertical-axis. Horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWT) have a two or three blade rotor that rotates about a horizontal axis. The rotor is ...

According to researchers, a variety of horizontal and vertical-axis small wind turbines exist, but the consistent wind ...

Speed-time graphs show speed on the vertical axis and time on the horizontal axis. The gradient of a speed-time graph represents acceleration because: gradient = \( \frac {\text{change in y}}{\ ...

This vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) uses five 3” PVC pipes cut in half for blades rotating on three kids bicycle wheels to spin an Ametek 38 volt motor or a wind blue alternator. The whole ...

In engineering, precision is paramount. Whether it’s performing quality assurance on cutting-edge electronics or debugging ...