skew, but vertical?

I'm looking for a word describing a center-mass shift, similar to skew (left/right) but implying the center-mass is shifting vertically (up/down).

The use is for a UI that distorts a 2D shape. I am using skew for the x-axis and need a similar but unambiguous word for the y-axis (vertical).

Solution 1:

azimuth may be better for "Left / Right" than skew. Elevation might work for "Up / down"...

Solution 2:

You could consider sticking to paradigms / nomenclature that is already commonly used in computer graphics (programming, UI frameworks, design software, etc.)

Skew, also known as shear, is a transformation that stretches the (2D) coordinate space in a non-uniform manner. Axis can be either X or Y.

Examples:

• Windows programming: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.ui.xaml.media.skewtransform
• iOS/Mac programming: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35758893/skew-uiview-without-giving-perspective-and-keeping-heigh-and-width
• Photoshop skewing both along both X and Y: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK3aM2ExxHo