ALL meanings of axis
ax·is
A a - countable noun axis An axis is an imaginary line through the middle of something. 3
- countable noun axis An axis of a graph is one of the two lines on which the scales of measurement are marked. 3
- noun axis a real or imaginary line about which a body, such as an aircraft, can rotate or about which an object, form, composition, or geometrical construction is symmetrical 3
- noun axis one of two or three reference lines used in coordinate geometry to locate a point in a plane or in space 3
- noun axis the second cervical vertebra 3
- noun axis the main central part of a plant, typically consisting of the stem and root, from which secondary branches and other parts develop 3
- noun axis an alliance between a number of states to coordinate their foreign policy 3
- noun axis the line of symmetry of an optical system, such as the line passing through the centre of a lens 3
- noun axis an imaginary line along the crest of an anticline or the trough of a syncline 3
- noun axis one of three lines passing through the centre of a crystal and used to characterize its symmetry 3
- noun axis any of several S Asian deer of the genus Axis, esp A. axis. They typically have a reddish-brown white-spotted coat and slender antlers 3
- noun axis a real or imaginary straight line on which an object rotates or is regarded as rotating 3
- noun axis a real or imaginary straight line around which the parts of a thing, system, etc. are symmetrically or evenly arranged or composed 3
- noun axis a main line of motion, development, etc. 3
- noun axis an alignment between countries, groups, etc. for promoting their purposes 3
- noun axis any of the three straight lines, perpendicular to each other, passing through the center of gravity of an aircraft, namely the longitudinal axis from nose to tail, the lateral axis from side to side, and the vertical axis from above to below 3
- noun axis any of various axial or central parts 3
- noun axis the main stem of a plant 3
- noun axis the central system of a cluster 3
- noun axis a straight line through the center of a plane figure or solid, esp. one around which the parts are symmetrically arranged 3
- noun axis a straight line for measurement or reference, as in a graph 3
- noun axis a straight line through the centers of both surfaces of a lens 3
- noun axis a straight line from the object of vision to the fovea of the eye 3
- noun axis any of a genus (Axis) of small deer of India and S Asia, with slender, sparsely branched antlers 3
- noun axis planet, etc.: line of rotation 1
- noun axis alliance of countries 1
- noun axis anatomy: vertebra 1
- noun axis geometry: reference line 1
- noun axis botany: stem and root 1
- noun axis principal axis 1
- noun axis An imaginary line about which a body rotates. 1
- noun plural axis the line about which a rotating body, such as the earth, turns. 1
- noun plural axis Mathematics. a central line that bisects a two-dimensional body or figure. a line about which a three-dimensional body or figure is symmetrical. 1
- noun plural axis Anatomy. a central or principal structure, about which something turns or is arranged: the skeletal axis. the second cervical vertebra. 1
- noun plural axis Botany. the longitudinal support on which organs or parts are arranged; the stem and root; the central line of any body. 1
- noun plural axis Analytic Geometry. any line used as a fixed reference in conjunction with one or more other references for determining the position of a point or of a series of points forming a curve or a surface. Compare x-axis, y-axis. 1
- noun plural axis Crystallography. crystallographic axis. 1
- noun plural axis Aeronautics. any one of three lines defining the attitude of an airplane, one being generally determined by the direction of forward motion and the other two at right angles to it and to each other. 1
- noun plural axis Fine Arts. an imaginary line, in a given formal structure, about which a form, area, or plane is organized. 1
- noun plural axis an alliance of two or more nations to coordinate their foreign and military policies, and to draw in with them a group of dependent or supporting powers. 1
- noun plural axis the Axis, (in World War II) Germany, Italy, and Japan, often with Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania. 1
- noun plural axis a principal line of development, movement, direction, etc. 1
- noun plural axis axis deer. 1
- noun axis (botany) The main stem or central part about which organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged. 0
- noun axis Axis axis, a deer native to Asia. 0
- noun axis (geometry) An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry). 0
- noun axis (mathematics) A fixed one-dimensional figure, such as a line or arc, with an origin and orientation and such that its points are in one-to-one correspondence with a set of numbers; an axis forms part of the basis of a space or is used to position and locate data in a graph (a coordinate axis). 0
- noun axis (anatomy) The second cervical vertebra of the spine. 0
- noun axis (psychiatry) A form of classification and descriptions of mental disorders or disabilities used in manuals such as the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders). 0