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- [wahy ak-sis]
- /waɪ ˈæk sɪs/
- /ˈwaɪˌæk.sɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wahy ak-sis]
- /waɪ ˈæk sɪs/
Definitions of y-axis word
- noun plural y-axis Also called axis of ordinates. (in a plane Cartesian coordinate system) the axis, usually vertical, along which the ordinate is measured and from which the abscissa is measured. 1
- noun plural y-axis (in a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system) the axis along which values of y are measured and at which both x and z equal zero. 1
- noun y-axis (algebraic geometry) The axis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top and usually shows the range of values of variable dependent on one other variable, or the second of two independent variables. 0
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Origin of y-axis
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Y-axis
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
y-axis popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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