A Horizontal Distance From a Vertical Y-Axis

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Futuristic City , Group 986, Puzzle 5 (Space Colonies).

Question

A Horizontal Distance From a Vertical Y-Axis

Answer

ABSCISSA

Word Meaning:

ABSCISSA — (geometry) The first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.

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