from top to bottom vs from above to below

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English to describe the direction from the highest point to the lowest point. They are interchangeable and convey the same meaning.

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from top to bottom

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe the direction from the highest point to the lowest point.

This phrase is used to indicate the movement or arrangement from the highest position to the lowest position in a vertical direction.

Examples:

The bookshelf is organized from top to bottom, with the heaviest books at the bottom.
The waterfall cascades from top to bottom, creating a beautiful sight.
She carefully painted the wall from top to bottom to ensure even coverage.
The teacher explained the concept from top to bottom, starting with the basics.
The skyscraper was designed with attention to detail from top to bottom.

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6 days ago ... from top to bottom definition: 1. If you search, paint, etc. a building from top to bottom, you search, paint, etc. all parts of…
Serotonin: from top to bottom. Biogerontology. 2013 Feb;14(1):21-45. doi: 10.1007/s10522-012-9406-3. Epub 2012 Oct 26.
Cell intercalation from top to bottom. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2014 Jan;15(1):34-48. doi: 10.1038/nrm3723. Authors. Elise Walck-Shannon , Jeff Hardin ...

Alternatives:

from top down
from top to base
from top to lowest point
from top to bottommost part
from top to the foot

from above to below

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe the direction from the highest point to the lowest point.

This phrase is used to indicate the movement or arrangement from a higher position to a lower position in a vertical direction.

Examples:

The instructions guide you on how to assemble the furniture from above to below.
The painting was done from above to below, capturing the entire scene.
The waterfall flows gracefully from above to below, creating a soothing sound.
The architect designed the building to be admired from above to below.
The map is organized from above to below, showing the layout of the city.

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Europe is under competitive pressure from above and from below.
From above and below I am covered with a strong armour.
We shall attack the droids from above and below.
Your troops are outside shutting down streets, searching for entries into the building from above and below.
The valve may be operable from above or below;
The internal stop-valve shall be operable either from above or from below.
Check his coags with a PT, PTT and bleeding time, and prep him for endoscopies from above and below.
Height above or below sea level.
In her argumentation, the rapporteur completely forgets the basic principle of Community legal intervention (whether from above or from below): the principle of subsidiarity.
So that the camera was not looking from above or below, but truly the way it should be, with a tripod or an Elemac.
Probably studied every inch of this city, above and below ground.
Above or below her Murray bloodline?
lines above and below the target line.
There's no swelling above or below.
Nothing shall grow above or below them.
This applies both to counties with population densities above and below 12,5 inhabitants per km2.
It follows that territories should receive aid regardless of whether they are above or below a specific GDP threshold.
Tribes can only hear one level above and below where they are.
A man-made object allowing the passage of water above or below an obstacle.
Vertical angles: 15º above and below the horizontal.

Alternatives:

from higher to lower
from top to bottom
from top to base
from top to lowest point
from top to bottommost part

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from top to bottom vs from above to below