Definition of
Axis
- (noun, artifact) the center around which something rotates
- (noun, body) the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head
- (noun, cognition) a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions
- (noun, group) a group of countries in special alliance
- (noun, group) in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations
- (noun, plant) the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged
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Synonyms of Axis
Alternate forms of Axis
Derivations: axial
Hyponyms: coordinate axis, major axis, minor axis, optic axis, pin, pivot, principal axis, rachis, rotor head, rotor shaft, scheduled territories, semimajor axis, semiminor axis, spadix, sterling area, sterling bloc
Hypernyms: alignment, alinement, alliance, cervical vertebra, coalition, line, mechanism, neck bone, stalk, stem
Origin of the word Axis
- 1540s, "imaginary straight line around which a body (such as the Earth) rotates," from L. axis "axle, pivot, axis of the earth or sky," from PIE *aks- "axis" (cf. O.E. eax, O.H.G. ahsa "axle;" Gk. axon "axis, axle, wagon;" Skt. aksah "an axle, axis, beam of a balance;" Lith. aszis "axle"). Fig. sense in world history of "alliance… more
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