6.1.1. Spelling Conventions

Ansys CFX documentation uses American spelling:

  • atomize/atomization rather than atomise/atomisation

  • color rather than colour

  • customize/customization rather than customise/customisation

  • discretize/discretization rather than discretise/discretisation

  • initialize/initialization rather than initialise/initialisation

  • linearize/linearization rather than linearise/linearisation

  • meter rather than metre

  • normalize/normalization rather than normalise/normalisation

  • oxidize/oxidizer/oxidization rather than oxidise/oxidiser/oxidisation

  • vapor/vaporize/vaporization rather than vapour/vaporise/vaporisation

When searching, use American spellings:

For: Search for:
Colour MapColor Map (or try Color Map Command in the CFD-Post User's Guide)
Colour Mode Color Mode (or try Color Mode in the CFD-Post User's Guide)
Colour Scale Color Scale (or try Color Scale in the CFD-Post User's Guide)
Colour Tab Color Tab (or try Color Tab in the CFD-Post User's Guide)
Customisation Customization (or try Customization in the CFX-Pre User's Guide)
Domain Initialisation Domain Initialization (or try Domain: Initialization Tab in the CFX-Pre User's Guide)
Global Initialisation Global Initialization (or try Initialization in the CFX-Pre User's Guide)
Initialisation Tab Initialization Tab (or try Initialization Tab in the CFX-Pre User's Guide)
LinearisationLinearization
Turbo InitialisationTurbo Initialization (or try Turbo Initialization in the CFD-Post User's Guide)
Auto-initialiseAuto-initialize (or try Requirements for Initialization in the CFD-Post User's Guide)
UninitialiseUninitialize (or try Uninitializing Components in the CFD-Post User's Guide)
Initialise All ComponentsInitialize All Components (or try Initialize All Components in the CFD-Post User's Guide)
Oxidise/OxidiserOxidize/Oxidizer
Undefined Colour Undefined Color (or try Undefined Color in the CFD-Post User's Guide)
Synchronise CameraSynchronize Camera (or try Case Comparison in the CFD-Post User's Guide)