axis
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[edit] English
[edit] Noun
axis (plural axes)
- (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.
- (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).
- (anatomy) The second cervical vertebra of the spine.
[edit] Synonyms
- (in anatomy): epistropheus
[edit] Derived terms
- axis of evil
- axis of rotation
- axis of symmetry
- coordinate axis
- imaginary axis
- major axis
- minor axis
- real axis
- semi-major axis
- semi-minor axis
- x-axis
- y-axis
- z-axis
[edit] Translations
geometry: imaginary line
basis of space or part of graph
second cervical vertebra
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- Bulgarian: ос f.
