ALL meanings of axises
ax·is
A a - noun axises Misspelling of axes Mistakenly used for the plural of 'axis ( 1
- noun plural axises the line about which a rotating body, such as the earth, turns. 1
- noun plural axises 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 axises Anatomy. a central or principal structure, about which something turns or is arranged: the skeletal axis. the second cervical vertebra. 1
- noun plural axises Botany. the longitudinal support on which organs or parts are arranged; the stem and root; the central line of any body. 1
- noun plural axises 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 axises Crystallography. crystallographic axis. 1
- noun plural axises 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 axises Fine Arts. an imaginary line, in a given formal structure, about which a form, area, or plane is organized. 1
- noun plural axises 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 axises the Axis, (in World War II) Germany, Italy, and Japan, often with Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania. 1
- noun plural axises a principal line of development, movement, direction, etc. 1
- noun plural axises axis deer. 1
- noun axises Misspelling of axes. Mistakenly used for the plural of axis (“line around which object rotates”). 0
- noun axises plural of axis (type of deer). 0