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• axis — axis1 [ak′sis] n. pl. axes [ak′sēz΄] [L, axle, axis < IE * aks < base * aĝ (see ACT1) > OE eax, ON ǫxull, Gr axōn, L axilla] 1. a real or imaginary straight line on which an object rotates or is regarded as rotating [the axis of a… …   English World dictionary

• axis — ► NOUN (pl. axes) 1) an imaginary line through a body, about which it rotates. 2) an imaginary line about which a regular figure is symmetrically arranged. 3) Mathematics a fixed reference line for the measurement of coordinates. 4) (the Axis)… …   English terms dictionary

• axis — [[t]æ̱ksɪs[/t]] axes 1) N COUNT An axis is an imaginary line through the middle of something. 2) N COUNT An axis of a graph is one of the two lines on which the scales of measurement are marked …   English dictionary

• axis — 1. n. (pl. axes) 1 a an imaginary line about which a body rotates or about which a plane figure is conceived as generating a solid. b a line which divides a regular figure symmetrically. 2 Math. a fixed reference line for the measurement of… …   Useful english dictionary

• Axis — 1. n. (pl. axes) 1 a an imaginary line about which a body rotates or about which a plane figure is conceived as generating a solid. b a line which divides a regular figure symmetrically. 2 Math. a fixed reference line for the measurement of… …   Useful english dictionary

• axis — axis1 [ aksɪs] noun (plural axes si:z) 1》 an imaginary line about which a body rotates or with respect to which it possesses rotational symmetry. 2》 an imaginary line which divides something in half, especially in the direction of its greatest… …   English new terms dictionary

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