x-axis

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(ĕks′ăk′sĭs)n. pl. x-ax·es (-ăk′sēz) 1. The horizontal axis of a two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system.2. One of three axes in a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system.

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n (Mathematics) a reference axis, usually horizontal, of a graph or two- or three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system along which the x-coordinate is measured

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(ˈɛksˌæk sɪs)

n., pl. x-ax•es (ˈɛksˌæk siz) 1. (in a plane Cartesian coordinate system) the axis, usu. horizontal, along which the abscissa is measured and from which the ordinate is measured. 2. (in a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system) the axis along which values of x are measured and at which both y and z equal zero. [1925–30]

x-ax·is

(ĕks′ăk′sĭs)1. The horizontal axis of a two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system.2. One of the three axes of a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system.

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Noun

x-axis - the horizontal axis in a plane coordinate systemcoordinate axis - one of the fixed reference lines of a coordinate system

Translations

x-axis

i. The longitudinal axis of an aircraft around which the aircraft rolls and banks. Also called a rolling axis.
ii. The horizontal axis in a system of rectangular coordinates. The line on which distances to the right or the left (east or west) of the reference line are marked, especially on a map, chart, or graph.

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noun the horizontal axis in a plane coordinate system

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