Axis

  • 41axis — noun (plural axes) Etymology: Latin, axis, axle; akin to Old English eax axis, axle, Greek axōn, Lithuanian ašis, Sanskrit akṣaḥ Date: 14th century 1. a. a straight line about which a body or a geometric figure rotates or may be …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 42axis — n. on an axis (to rotate on an axis) * * * [ æksɪs] on an axis (to rotate on an axis) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 43axis — ax|is [ æksıs ] (plural ax|es [ æk,siz ] ) noun count 1. ) an imaginary line that passes through the middle of a planet or other round object and that the object seems to spin around: The Earth rotates barely perceptibly on its axis. a ) an… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 44axis — {{#}}{{LM A04287}}{{〓}} {{[}}axis{{]}} ‹a·xis› {{◆}}(pl. axis){{◇}} {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} {{♂}}En anatomía,{{♀}} segunda de las vértebras cervicales: • El movimiento de rotación de la cabeza se realiza mediante el axis.{{○}} {{★}}{{\}}ETIMOLOGÍA:{{/}} …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 45axis — elastic axis roll axis spin axis …

    Mechanics glossary

  • 46axis — elnias aksis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Cervus axis angl. axis deer; chital; Indian spotted deer; spotted deer vok. Axishirsch; Tüpfelhirsch rus. аксис pranc. axis ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… …

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  • 47Axis — noun The alliance group before and during World War II consisting of Germany, Italy, Japan, and allied countries. Axis itself refers to a straight line around which something rotates. For instance the imaginary line from Germany to Italy, or the… …

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  • 48axis — ax|is [ˈæksıs] n plural axes [ si:z] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: axis, axle ] 1.) the imaginary line around which a large round object, such as the Earth, turns ▪ The Earth rotates on an axis between the north and south poles. 2.) a line… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 49axis — [14] Axis is at the centre of a complex web of ‘turning’ words. Besides its immediate source, Latin axis, there were Greek áxōn, Sanskrit ákshas, and a hypothetical Germanic *akhsō which produced Old English eax ‘axle’ as well as modern German… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 50axis — [[t]æ̱ksɪs[/t]] axes 1) N COUNT An axis is an imaginary line through the middle of something. 2) N COUNT An axis of a graph is one of the two lines on which the scales of measurement are marked …

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