x-axis

English

Noun

Illustration of the x, y, and z axes of a three-dimensional graph.

x-axis (plural x-axes)

1. (algebraic geometry) The axis on a graph that is usually drawn left to right and usually shows the range of values of an independent variable.

Synonyms

• abscissa

Translations

axis drawn from left to right

• Czech: osa x f
• Danish: x-akse c
• Finnish: x-akseli (fi)
• French: axe des abscisses m, axe des x (fr) m
• German: X-Achse
• Japanese: X軸 (ekkusu-jiku)
• Norwegian: x-akse m
• Polish: oś x f, oś odciętych f
• Russian: ось x f (osʹ x), ось абсци́сс f (osʹ abscíss)
• Swedish: x-axel (sv) c
• Tagalog: taluhog-x
• Turkish: x ekseni, x-ekseni

See also

• y-axis
• z-axis