单词 | axis |
释义 | axis1 of 2noun ax·is ˈak-səs plural axes ˈak-ˌsēz 1 a : a straight line about which a body or a geometric figure rotates or may be supposed to rotate the Earth's axis b : a straight line with respect to which a body or figure is symmetrical the axis of a cone called also axis of symmetry c : a straight line that bisects at right angles a system of parallel chords of a curve and divides the curve into two symmetrical parts d : one of the reference lines of a coordinate system (see coordinate entry 3 sense 1a) 2 anatomy a : the second vertebra of the neck on which the head and first vertebra turn as on a pivot b : any of various central, fundamental, or axial parts 3 botany : a plant stem 4 crystallography : one of several imaginary lines assumed in describing the positions of the planes by which a crystal is bounded and the positions of atoms in the structure of the crystal 5 : a main line of direction, motion, growth, or extension the axis of a city 6 a : an implied line in painting or sculpture through a composition to which elements in the composition are referred fruit and flowers arranged about a diagonal axis b : a line actually drawn and used as the basis of measurements in an architectural or other working drawing 7 aviation : any of three fixed lines of reference in an aircraft that run in the longitudinal, lateral, and vertical directions, are mutually perpendicular, and usually pass through the aircraft's center of gravity 8 : partnership, alliance an axis of countries 9 : a point or continuum on which something centers an axis of social power Axis 2 of 2adjective : of or relating to the three powers Germany, Italy, and Japan engaged against the Allied nations in World War II axis noun1 as in center a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest in addition to being the suburb's social axis, the country club is the place where deals are made and partnerships are forged Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
2 as in confederacy an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection an axis of previously nonaligned nations Synonyms & Similar Words
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