axis

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Coordinate terms 1.2.1.3 Derived terms 1.2.1.4 Related terms 1.2.1.5 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Synonyms 1.3.1.2 See also 2 Latin 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Inflection 2.2 References

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /æxɪs/

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin axis (“‘axis", "axle’”)

[edit] Noun

axis (plural axes)

1. (geometry) An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry).

   The Earth rotates once a day on its axis.

2. (mathematics) A fixed one-dimensional figure, such as a line or arc, with an origin and orientation and such that its points are in one-to-one correspondence with a set of numbers; an axis forms part of the basis of a space or is used to position and locate data in a graph (a coordinate axis).
3. (anatomy) The second cervical vertebra of the spine.

[edit] Synonyms

• (cervical vertebra): epistropheus

[edit] Coordinate terms

• (cervical vertebra): atlas

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Related terms

• axial, axially
• axile

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[edit] Etymology 2

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[edit] Noun

axis (plural axises)

1. Axis axis, a deer native to Asia.

[edit] Synonyms

• (Axis axis): chital, cheetal, chital deer, spotted deer, axis deer

[edit] See also

• Chital on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Chital
• Axis axis on Wikispecies. Wikispecies: Axis axis

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

axis (genitive axis); m, third declension

1. An axletree, wagon, car, chariot.
2. The North Pole.
3. The heavens or a region or clime of these.
4. A board, plank.

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	axis	axēs
genitive	axis	axium
dative	axī	axibus
accusative	axem	axēs 1
ablative	axe	axibus
vocative	axis	axēs

¹ May also be axīs.

[edit] References

• Langenscheidt Pocket Latin Dictionary