Complete Definition of "axis"

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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.

  1. 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).
  2. anatomy The second cervical vertebra of the spine.

Synonyms
(in anatomy): epistropheus

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

Translations

trans-top|geometry: imaginary line
Bosnian: osa#Bosnian|osa f
Croatian: osa#Croatian|osa f
Czech: osa#Czech|osa f
Dutch: as
Finnish: akseli
French: axe#French|axe m
Frisian: as
German: Achse f
Hebrew: צ�ר (tzyr) m
Ido: axo
Italian: asse m
Latvian: ass f
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Malayalam: �����തണ��� (acchuthaNtu)
Polish: o� f
Portuguese: eixo m
Russian: o�� f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: о�а#Serbian|о�а f
:Roman: osa#Serbian|osa f
Slovak: os f
Slovene: os f
Spanish: eje m
Swedish: axel#Swedish|axel c
Telugu: ���షమ� (akshamu)
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trans-top|basis of space or part of graph
Bosnian: osa#Bosnian|osa f
Croatian: osa#Croatian|osa f
Czech: osa#Czech|osa f
Dutch: as
Finnish: akseli
French: axe#French|axe m
Frisian: as
German: Achse f
Hebrew: צ�ר (tzyr) m
Italian: asse m
trans-mid
Latvian: ass f
Russian: o�� f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: о�а#Serbian|о�а f, o�oвинa f
:Roman: osa#Serbian|osa f, osovina f
Slovak: os f
Slovene: os f
Spanish: eje m
Swedish: axel#Swedish|axel c
Telugu: ���షమ� (akshamu)
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trans-top|second cervical vertebra
Czech: �epovec m, axis m
Dutch: draaier m
trans-mid
Finnish: kiertonikama, aksis
Italian: epistrofeo m
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ttbc|Bulgarian: о� f

See also
atlas<!--in anatomy-->

Category:Skeleton
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