Definitions of axis [ˈæk siz]

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Definition of 'axis'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) axis
the line about which a rotating body, such as the earth, turns.

2.  axis
a central line that bisects a two-dimensional body or figure.

3.  axis
a line about which a three-dimensional body or figure is symmetrical.

4.  axis
any line used as a fixed reference for determining the position of a point or series of points, as the x- or y-axis in a system of Cartesian coordinates.

5.  axis
Anat.

6.  axis
a central or principal structure about which something turns or is arranged:
the skeletal axis.

7.  axis
the second cervical vertebra.

8.  axis
Bot.

9.  axis
the main support of a plant; the stem and root.

10.  axis
the main support of an inflorescence.

11.  axis
an imaginary line, in a given formal structure, about which a form, area, or plane is organized.

12.  axis
the Axis, (in World War II) the nations that fought against the Allies: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others.

13.  axis
an alliance of two or more nations to coordinate their foreign and military policies.

14.  axis
a principal line of development, movement, etc.

Etymology: (1540–50; < L axis an axletree, axle, axis; Gk

Definition of 'axis'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) axis
a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions

2. (noun) axis
the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged

3. (noun) Axis
in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations
"the Axis opposed the Allies in World War II"

4. (noun) bloc, axis
a group of countries in special alliance

5. (noun) axis, axis vertebra
the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head

6. (noun) axis, axis of rotation
the center around which something rotates

Definition of 'axis'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) axis
the spotted deer (Cervus axis or Axis maculata) of India, where it is called hog deer and parrah (Moorish name)

2. (noun) axis
a straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are symmetrically arranged

3. (noun) axis
a straight line with respect to which the different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged; as, the axis of a cylinder, i. e., the axis of a cone, that is, the straight line joining the vertex and the center of the base; the axis of a circle, any straight line passing through the center

4. (noun) axis
the stem; the central part, or longitudinal support, on which organs or parts are arranged; the central line of any body

5. (noun) axis
the second vertebra of the neck, or vertebra dentata

6. (noun) axis
also used of the body only of the vertebra, which is prolonged anteriorly within the foramen of the first vertebra or atlas, so as to form the odontoid process or peg which serves as a pivot for the atlas and head to turn upon

7. (noun) axis
one of several imaginary lines, assumed in describing the position of the planes by which a crystal is bounded

8. (noun) axis
the primary or secondary central line of any design

Translation of 'axis'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the real or imaginary line on which a thing turns (as the axis of the earth, from North Pole to South Pole, around which the earth turns).
Afrikaans: as	Arabic: مِحْوَرالأرض (الدَّوَران)	Bulgarian: ос
Brazilian: eixo	Czech: osa	German: die Achse
Danish: akse	Greek: ο άξονας της Γης	Spanish: eje
Estonian: telg	Farsi: محور	Finnish: akseli
French: axe	Hebrew: צִיר	Hindi: धुरी
Croatian: os	Hungarian: tengely	Indonesian: poros
Icelandic: möndull, öxull	Italian: asse	Japanese: 軸
Korean: 지축	Lithuanian: ašis	Latvian: ass
Malay: paksi	Dutch: as	Norwegian: akse
Polish: oś	Persian: محور	Pashto: محور
Portuguese: eixo	Romanian: axă	Russian: ось
Slovak: os	Slovenian: os	Serbian: osa
Swedish: axel	Thai: แกน; เส้นผ่านศูนย์กลาง	Turkish: eksen, mihver
Taiwanese: 軸線	Ukrainian: вісь	Urdu: محور
Vietnamese: trục	Chinese: 轴线
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