Axis

Quick meaning: Axis is a noun meaning (geometry) An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry).

Meaning

(geometry) An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry).

More Meanings

1. (anatomy) The second cervical vertebra of the spine
2. (anatomy) An imaginary, visualized plane separating two morphologically similar parts of an organism
3. (botany) The main stem or central part about which organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged
4. (military) An alliance or coalition.
5. (figurative) The centre of attention within a process (e.g. the axis of investigation)
6. (psychiatry) A form of classification and descriptions of mental disorders or disabilities used in manuals such as the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)
7. (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)

Example Sentences

The Earth rotates once a day on its axis

This Berlin-Rome vertical line is not an obstacle but rather an axis around which can revolve all those European states with a will to collaboration and peace.

A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place.

Word Forms

• axiis
• axises

Synonyms for axis

Depending on context, synonyms include epistropheus, pact, compact, league, chital, cheetal.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bloc, line, centerline, direction, axial, focus.

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