ALL meanings of y-axis
y-ax·is
Y y - 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