XYZ

ɛks waɪ zi

Definition

Definition of XYZ - Reverso English Dictionary

Abbreviation

abr: A generic placeholder representing a specific name or thingused as a fake name for something unknown

We can call the new project XYZ.

dummy

placeholder

abr: X, Y, and Z axes

TECH.

three directions used in 3D space

TECH.

The robot moves along the XYZ axes.

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Expressions with XYZ

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for XYZ reasons

adv.

for reasons unknown or unspecified

She left the party early for XYZ reasons.

Examples of XYZ in a sentence

XYZ was used as a sample company.
Adjust the XYZ coordinates for accuracy.
Plot the point using the XYZ system.

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French:XYZ, X, Y et Z, ...
German:XYZ, ...
Italian:XYZ, assi X, Y e Z, ...
Spanish:XYZ, ...
Portuguese:XYZ, ...
Chinese:XYZ, 三维空间坐标轴XYZ, ...
Japanese:XYZ, ...
Arabic:اسم مُؤَقَّت, محاور إكس وواي وزد, ...
Hebrew:אִיקְס וַוי זֶד, צִירֵי X Y Z, ...
Russian:XYZ, ...
Ukrainian:XYZ, XYZ-осі, ...
Hindi:काल्पनिक नाम, एक्सवाईजेड, ...
Bengali:এক্সওয়াইজেড, এক্স, ওয়াই, জেড অক্ষ, ...
Catalan:XYZ, eixos XYZ, ...
Czech:zástupný název, osy x, y a z, ...
Danish:opdigtet navn, XYZ, ...
Dutch:XYZ, ...
Greek:ΧΨΖ, XYZ, ...
Hungarian:helykitöltő név, x-, y- és z-tengely, ...
Khmer:ឈ្មោះសន្មត, អ័ក្សបីទិសក្នុងលំហបីវិមាត្រ, ...
Korean:XYZ, XYZ 축, ...
Persian:ایکس وای زد, محورهای ایکس، وای و زد, ...
Polish:XYZ, ...
Portuguese (BR):XYZ, ...
Romanian:XYZ, axa X, Y și Z, ...
Swedish:XYZ, ...
Thai:ชื่อสมมติ, XYZ, ...
Turkish:yer tutucu ad, XYZ, ...
Vietnamese:XYZ, ba trục không gian 3 chiều, ...

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