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Going to the extremes.
Hi,
while describing a geometric shape, I need to refer to its extreme points in a number of dimensions.
If the dimension is altitude, the extremes will simply be called the highest and the lowest point.
If the dimension is left to right, or east to west, "leftmost" or "easternmost" etc are relatively easy.
But what if the dimension is forward-backward,
or fore to aft? The "foremost" point sounds funny.
Any hints?
Thanks - L.
while describing a geometric shape, I need to refer to its extreme points in a number of dimensions.
If the dimension is altitude, the extremes will simply be called the highest and the lowest point.
If the dimension is left to right, or east to west, "leftmost" or "easternmost" etc are relatively easy.
But what if the dimension is forward-backward,
or fore to aft? The "foremost" point sounds funny.
Any hints?
Thanks - L.
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Leszek L. schrieb: [nq:1]Hi, while describing a geometric shape, I need to refer to its extreme points in a number of dimensions. If ...
- Leszek L.
- schrieb: [nq:1]Hi, while describing a geometric shape, I need to refer to its extreme points in a number of dimensions.
- If ...
- etc are relatively easy.
- But what if the dimension is forward-backward, or fore to aft?
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Leszek L. schrieb:
[nq:1]Hi, while describing a geometric shape, I need to refer to its extreme points in a number of dimensions. If ... etc are relatively easy. But what if the dimension is forward-backward, or fore to aft? The "foremost" point sounds funny.[/nq]
Nevertheless "foremost" and "hintermost" are probably the most appropriate terms. Of course, relative to the viewer they are pe
[nq:1]Hi, while describing a geometric shape, I need to refer to its extreme points in a number of dimensions. If ... etc are relatively easy. But what if the dimension is forward-backward, or fore to aft? The "foremost" point sounds funny.[/nq]
Nevertheless "foremost" and "hintermost" are probably the most appropriate terms. Of course, relative to the viewer they are pe
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Einde O'Callaghan schrieb:
[nq:1]Leszek L. schrieb:[/nq]
[nq:2]Hi, while describing a geometric shape, I need to refer ... forward-backward, or fore to aft? The "foremost" point sounds funny.[/nq]
[nq:1]Nevertheless "foremost" and "hintermost" are probably the most appropriate terms. Of course, relative to the viewer they are perhaps the nearest and furthest points.[/nq]
"Hindmost"
[nq:1]Leszek L. schrieb:[/nq]
[nq:2]Hi, while describing a geometric shape, I need to refer ... forward-backward, or fore to aft? The "foremost" point sounds funny.[/nq]
[nq:1]Nevertheless "foremost" and "hintermost" are probably the most appropriate terms. Of course, relative to the viewer they are perhaps the nearest and furthest points.[/nq]
"Hindmost"
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[nq:1]Hi, while describing a geometric shape, I need to refer to its extreme points in a number of dimensions. If ... what if the dimension is forward-backward, or fore to aft? The "foremost" point sounds funny. Any hints? Thanks - L.[/nq]
Why not front and back?
Why not front and back?
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[nq:1]Hi, while describing a geometric shape, I need to refer to its extreme points in a number of dimensions. If ... what if the dimension is forward-backward, or fore to aft? The "foremost" point sounds funny. Any hints? Thanks - L.[/nq]
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These are not the extremes I was asking about.
Thanks anyway,
L.
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These are not the extremes I was asking about.
Thanks anyway,
L.
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U¿ytkownik "Einde O'Callaghan" (Email Removed) napisa³ w wiadomo¶ci
[nq:2]Nevertheless "foremost" and "hintermost" are probably the most appropriate terms. Of course, relative to the viewer they are perhaps the nearest and furthest points.[/nq]
[nq:1]"Hindmost" could also be used for the furthest point, but since it can also mean the last in a series it might be a bit confusing.[/nq]
[nq:2]Nevertheless "foremost" and "hintermost" are probably the most appropriate terms. Of course, relative to the viewer they are perhaps the nearest and furthest points.[/nq]
[nq:1]"Hindmost" could also be used for the furthest point, but since it can also mean the last in a series it might be a bit confusing.[/nq]
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U¿ytkownik "John Ramsay" (Email Removed) napisa³ w wiadomo¶ci
[nq:2]while describing a geometric shape, I need to refer to ... forward-backward, or fore to aft? The "foremost" point sounds funny.[/nq]
[nq:1]Why not front and back?[/nq]
I am working with geometric volumes described by thousands of 3D-scanned points. Many of them will be "front" or "back", but only one will be "frontmos
[nq:2]while describing a geometric shape, I need to refer to ... forward-backward, or fore to aft? The "foremost" point sounds funny.[/nq]
[nq:1]Why not front and back?[/nq]
I am working with geometric volumes described by thousands of 3D-scanned points. Many of them will be "front" or "back", but only one will be "frontmos
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[nq:2]Why not front and back?[/nq]
[nq:1]I am working with geometric volumes described by thousands of 3D-scanned points. Many of them will be "front" or "back", ... nose ridge. It is still on its front side, just in the deepest, erm, pass in this ridge. Cheers, L.[/nq]
Then why not separate the figure into areas, then sub-classify?
You can say the frontmost part of the frontal ar
[nq:1]I am working with geometric volumes described by thousands of 3D-scanned points. Many of them will be "front" or "back", ... nose ridge. It is still on its front side, just in the deepest, erm, pass in this ridge. Cheers, L.[/nq]
Then why not separate the figure into areas, then sub-classify?
You can say the frontmost part of the frontal ar
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Leszek L. schrieb:
[nq:2]"Hindmost" could also be used for the furthest point, but ... last in a series it might be a bit confusing.[/nq]
[nq:1]Thanks Einde, but doesn't "foremost" also have a different meaning - such as "preeminent"? And "hintermost", to me at least, suggests being backward in a more than just geometric sense.[/nq]
Of course, there are transferred meanings - but that
[nq:2]"Hindmost" could also be used for the furthest point, but ... last in a series it might be a bit confusing.[/nq]
[nq:1]Thanks Einde, but doesn't "foremost" also have a different meaning - such as "preeminent"? And "hintermost", to me at least, suggests being backward in a more than just geometric sense.[/nq]
Of course, there are transferred meanings - but that
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U¿ytkownik "John Ramsay" (Email Removed) napisa³ w wiadomo¶ci
[nq:1]Then why not separate the figure into areas, then sub-classify? You can say the frontmost part of the frontal area, the rearmost point of the rear area.[/nq]
Frontmost and rearmost are probably the best answer to my problem; it is possible that there simply aren't any better terms in English for what I am trying to say.
[nq:1]Then why not separate the figure into areas, then sub-classify? You can say the frontmost part of the frontal area, the rearmost point of the rear area.[/nq]
Frontmost and rearmost are probably the best answer to my problem; it is possible that there simply aren't any better terms in English for what I am trying to say.
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