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z-axis

z-axis

1 6.0
A straight line in a 3D graph that shows depth or height
  • noun
  • /ziː ˈæksɪs/
  • Specialized
: eje z
  • Models are printed with z-axis (layer height) resolution between 50 m and 500 m. Increasing the z-axis resolution of a model increases its production time.
  • z-axis resolution

LZ is rotations around the Z axis, so they change Phi.

Examples

  • 3DPS is more precise than GPS and works on a Z-axis.

    Paranoia (2013)

  • Increasing the z-axis resolution from 250 m to 100 m provided little benefit to dimensional accuracy.

    Academic text (2015)

  • So this is the Z axis here, this is the X axis.

  • So we have the Z axis, we have the X axis and we have the Y axis.

  • For tool movement in the Z axis, use absolute-based numbers.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Travel in the x and y axes is 24 in., and 1.97 in. in the z axis.

    Academic text (1998)

  • It's so fast, it has this stable cube frame and the Z axis moves down as the print builds up, which allows for very stable printing.

  • Printing at a 250 m z-axis resolution appears to best balance production time with accurate reproduction of the craniofacial skeleton.

    Academic text (2015)

  • The foam is fixed to a controlled rotary platform while the cutting tool is translated vertically along the z-axis and horizontally along a radius of the rotating table.

    Academic text (1992)

  • In a three-dimensional graph, the z-axis extends vertically, representing depth.

Surface Forms

z-axis singular
z-axes plural

Morphology

z-axis = z + axis (transparent) = z + axis

The term is a straightforward label combining the letter 'z' with 'axis' to name the third coordinate axis, so learners who know 'z' and 'axis' can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Z-axis names the third line in a three-dimensional graph, the line that usually shows depth or height. The axis part comes from a Latin word meaning 'axle' or 'line', like the axle of a wheel, and because people use the letters x, y, z in order, the z-axis is the third line that shows depth or height.