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  1. What is a single word which can properly describe age, height, …

    7 I am completing a final assignment for a statistics course, and need a single word to describe age, height, weight and BMI (body mass index).

  2. punctuation - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    In the United States, most style guides that I have encountered recommend including the second hyphen in situations such as "8-foot-long bridge." Here is how some guides frame their advice. …

  3. What is the word used to describe things ordered by height?

    Aug 22, 2023 · I’m wondering if there is a word used for using height to order something. Just like we say alphabetical order for things arranged by their spelling, or chronological order for things …

  4. Height and Weight - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Height and Weight — How to write them when abbreviations are not used Ask Question Asked 11 years, 11 months ago Modified 5 years, 2 months ago

  5. american english - How to express someone's height in metric

    Oct 24, 2015 · 12 If someone is 169cm tall, what is the most common way of saying their height in metres and centimetres in American/Australian/British English? I'm not interested in converting …

  6. Height and weight written out - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Height and weight written out Ask Question Asked 12 years, 10 months ago Modified 6 years, 5 months ago

  7. Which to use: "altitude" or "elevation" in regards to height above …

    1 The altitude is the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level; the elevation is the height above a given level, especially the sea level. The flight data include …

  8. orthography - Spelling of "high" vs "height" - English Language

    Sep 3, 2011 · So height is spelled as a compromise, maintaining the pronunciation of "hight" while being spelled with ei to reflect the Old English ties. The ei form is older--as the OED notes, …

  9. Origin of "height" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    According to Etymonline, Height, has many different possible origins. height (n.) Old English hiehþu, Anglian hehþo "highest part or point, summit; the heavens, heaven," from root of heah …

  10. Word for the distance from the waterline to the main deck of a boat

    Jun 2, 2018 · In other words, the height of the main deck (or gunwale if that has a name) above the water when the ship is at sea. To understand my motivation, broadly speaking I am …