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Vertical and horizontal

In astronomy, geography and related sciences, a line or plane passing by a given point is said to be vertical if it contains the local gravity direction at that point. Conversely, a line or plane is said to be horizontal (or leveled) if it is perpendicular to the vertical at a given point. By extension, the concept applies to finite objects contained by…

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EarthDensitiesTimeTidesSun
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AstronomyGeographyLinePlaneGravity direction
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Mathematical definition

Horizontal planeVertical planeY-axis
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Vertical and horizontal

Nodes46
Edges45
Triples17
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.043478
Components1

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Vertical and horizontal

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related to The spherical Earth · 11
Vertical and horizontal → Also, But, Earth, Furthermore, In, North Pole, On, See, Strictly, This, When
see also · 2
Vertical and horizontal → Body, Vertical

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horizontal vertical plane earth line point orientation one gravity may planes parallel tangent case surface y-axis given perpendicular plumb planet

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in a whirlpool.Girard Desargues defined the vertical to be perpendicular to the horizon in his 1636 book Perspectiveinstance ofmeaning 'highest point' or more literally the 'turning point'0.80text
Earth is deformed due to the inhomogeneous spatial distribution of materials with different densitiesinstance ofthe gravity field of a heterogeneous planet0.80text
Earthinstance ofOn a rotating planet0.80text
the strictly gravitational pull of the planetinstance ofOn a rotating planet0.80text
Vertical and horizontalrelated to The spherical EarthWhen0.60section
Vertical and horizontalrelated to The spherical EarthEarth0.60section
Vertical and horizontalrelated to The spherical EarthOn0.60section
Vertical and horizontalrelated to The spherical EarthStrictly0.60section
Vertical and horizontalrelated to The spherical EarthThis0.60section
Vertical and horizontalrelated to The spherical EarthAlso0.60section
Vertical and horizontalrelated to The spherical EarthIn0.60section
Vertical and horizontalrelated to The spherical EarthNorth Pole0.60section

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