another name for Y axis is ordinate axis
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Ordinate and Range
The y coordinate is -1 and the x coordinate is 4
x-coordinate: abscissa y-coordinate: ordinate
The abscissa is another name for the x (horizontal) coordinate of a point. Pronounced "ab-SISS-ah" (the 'c;' is silent). Not used very much. Most commonly, the term "x-coordinate" is used. The ordinate is another name for the y (vertical) coordinate of a point. Pronounced "ORD-inet". Not used very much. Most commonly, the term "y-coordinate" is used.
The x coordinate for all y intercepts is 0, just as the y coordinate for all x intercepts is 0.