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In its current state, the most useful information is the section "Examples", which is actually more like a glossary of location terms. If this is to remain a glossary, it might be best to move the article to a name such as Glossary of geometric terms of location. On the other hand, it might be possible to expand the article to a more encyclopedic discussion of the system of location described in the lead section. In that case the article should not be moved, but needs to be expanded. Cnilep ( talk) 02:18, 3 April 2014 (UTC)
The definitions presented here come without any reference, and are questionable in at least two cases:
"Orthogonal – at right angles to a line, or more generally, on a different axis." -- the last statement is only true for orthogonal axes, however, axes can be non-orthogonal.
"Transverse – orthogonal to a specified direction, such as a particle trajectory or an axis of rotation." -- as seen in Transversal (geometry), transverse is better defined as "not parallel", and therefore includes non-orthogonal configurations (intersections at any angle).
These two entries were written by non-registered authors who therefore can't be asked to explain. I will therefore change these definitions as follows by June 1st, if there is no objection:
"Orthogonal - at a right angle at the point of intersection" "Transverse - intersecting at any angle, i.e. not parallel"
-- Langenforth ( talk) 16:01, 14 May 2021 (UTC)