Axis Meaning and Definition

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