Axis

What do we mean by axis?

A straight line about which a body or geometric object rotates or may be conceived to rotate. noun

An unlimited line, half-line, or line segment serving to orient a space or a geometric object, especially a line about which the object is symmetric. noun

A reference line from which distances or angles are measured in a coordinate system. noun

A center line to which parts of a structure or body may be referred. noun

An imaginary line to which elements of a work of art, such as a picture, are referred for measurement or symmetry. noun

The second cervical vertebra on which the head turns. noun

Any of various central structures, such as the spinal column, or standard abstract lines used as a positional referent. noun

The main stem or central part about which organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged. noun

One of three mutually perpendicular lines that define the orientation of an aircraft, with one being along its direction of travel and the other two being perpendicular to the direction of travel. noun

A line through the optical center of a lens that is perpendicular to both its surfaces. noun

One of three or four imaginary lines used to define the faces of a crystal and the position of its atoms. noun

An alliance of powers, such as nations, to promote mutual interests and policies. noun

The alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936, later including Japan and other nations, that opposed the Allies in World War II. noun

In architecture, one of several lines, either imagined or laid down in the plans, etc., which pass through the middle of an important feature. noun

Of a lens, any straight line through the center of the lens which does not coincide with the radii of curvature. (Used only in the approximate theory of lenses, in which the thickness is ignored.) noun

The motionless, or relatively motionless, imaginary line about which a rotating body, such as the earth, turns: specifically called in this sense the axis of revolution or rotation (which see, below). noun

The axle of a wheel; the cylindrical portion of any mechanical piece intended to turn in bearings: as, the axis of a transit instrument. noun

An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry).

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)

The second cervical vertebra of the spine

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)

The main stem or central part about which organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged

Words that are spelled similarly to axis:
axis.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word axis:
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Words that rhyme with axis:
praxis, anaphylaxis, geotaxis, taxus, phototaxis, metaxas, attacks us, backs us, fax us, mataksas, maxus, relax us, tax us.

Adjectives that are often used to describe axis:
vertical, horizontal, long, neutral, longitudinal, central, major, optical, main, principal, optic, real, minor, adrenal, imaginary, visual, polar, fixed, south, fold, short, positive, west, magnetic, celiac, negative, instantaneous, pituitary, longer, spinal, rotational, posterior, electrical, easy, molecular, gonadal, centroidal, left, thyroid, crystal, longest, secondary, lateral, anteroposterior, mechanical, twofold, mean, coeliac, joint, medial, ordinate, embryonic, ovarian, off, perpendicular, parallel, internuclear, cerebrospinal, oblique, threefold, helical, anticlinal, crystallographic, abscissa, radical, floral, semi, hand, geometric, shorter, pro, adrenocortical, hexagonal.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective axis:
view, direction, views, system, orientation, deviation, points, victory, intercept, rotation, theorem, machine, images, angle, point, side, control, values, plane, image, labels, position, parallel, value, reactance, scale, machines, powers, fig, figure, robot, response, field, component, countries, distance, projection, aberrations, nations, title, mirror, films, components, motion, poles, illumination, holography, spectrometer, current, slices, length, units, forces, stage, sensor, resolution, stabilization, defeat, angles, turbine, label, accelerometer, machining, echocardiogram, scan, tracking, orientations, planes, major, flux, sensitivity, beam, strength, directions, configuration, rays, measurements, zeros, turbines, test, hologram, plies, advance, film, troops, loading, measures, partners.

Consonant match to axis:
access, excess, excise, excuss.

Words that sound like axis:
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