Word: Axis
How to pronounce: ˈæksɪs
Noun
Definitions:
1. An imaginary line about which a body rotates.
Example sentences: "The Earth revolves on its axis once every 24 hours"
2. A fixed reference line for the measurement of coordinates.
Example sentences: "The variable that is thought of as a cause is placed on the horizontal axis, and the variable that is thought of as an effect on the vertical axis"
3. A straight central part in a structure to which other parts are connected.
Example sentences: "A shaft parallel to the transmission-engine axis connects the transfer casing to the angle drive powering the front wheels."
4. The second cervical vertebra, below the atlas at the top of the backbone.
Example sentences: "The muscle's origin may not ascend above the axis or descend below the third thoracic vertebra."
5. An agreement or alliance between two or more countries that forms a center for an eventual larger grouping of nations.
Example sentences: "The Anglo-American axis"
Noun
Definitions:
1. A deer that has lyre-shaped antlers and a yellowish-brown coat with white spots, native to India and Sri Lanka.
Example sentences: "With both the .50 and the 45, I have taken bison, elk, antelope, white-tailed deer, axis deer, fallow deer and turkey."
Synonyms:
axes
axle
pivot
pivot shaft
centerline
fulcrum
shaft
rachis
coordinate
base
hub
nexus
navel
alliance
union
Derivations:
axial
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Axis in Other Languages...
Spanish: Eje
German: Achse
French: Axe
Italian: Asse
Turkish: Eksen
