axisnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈæk.sɪs/us/ˈæk.sɪs/plural axes uk/ˈæk.siːz/usaxis noun [ C ] (IMAGINARY LINE)
a real or imaginary straight line going through the centre of a object that is spinning, or a line that divides a symmetrical shape into two equal halves:
The earth revolves around the axis that joins the North and South Poles.
The diameter of a circle is also an axis.
a fixed line on a graph used to show the position of a point:
Plot distance on the vertical y-axis against time on the horizontal x-axis.
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Geometry: parts of geometrical shapes
- angle
- axes
- circumference
- corresponding sides
- crosswise
- diameter
- frustum
- hemisphere
- hypotenuse
- inclination
- line
- line segment
- node
- perimeter
- quadrant
- radius
- section
- side
- sin 1
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axis noun [ C ] (BONE)
specialized anatomy, medical the second of the small bones in the neck that form the spine and support the skull
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atlas
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Bone structures
- acetabular
- acetabulum
- acromial
- acromioclavicular
- acromion
- breastbone
- coccyx
- endoskeleton
- iliac
- ilium
- intercarpal
- intercondylar
- interosseous
- kneecap
- sacroiliac
- sacrospinous
- sacrotuberous
- sacrum
- sagittal
- trapezium
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axis noun [ C ] (POLITICAL AGREEMENT)
an agreement between governments or politicians to work together to achieve a particular aim:
the Franco-German axis
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International relations: international politics & government
- accession
- allied
- Anglo-American
- ASEAN
- axes
- bloc
- buffer state
- GATT
- geopolitics
- glasnost
- Group of Eight
- internation
- multinational
- the Allies
- the G8
- the Geneva Convention
- the House of Representatives
- the Kremlin
- the new world order
- UNICEF
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