axis
n. straight line around which an object turns Axis n. Axis Powers, military forces that fought against the Allies during World War II (Japan, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Romania) | ||||
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Axis & Allies (2004 video game) Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Axis
(n.)
The stem; the central part, or longitudinal support, on which organs or parts are arranged; the central line of any body.
(n.)
The spotted deer (Cervus axis or Axis maculata) of India, where it is called hog deer and parrah (Moorish name).
(n.)
The second vertebra of the neck, or vertebra dentata.
(n.)
The primary or secondary central line of any design.
(n.)
One of several imaginary lines, assumed in describing the position of the planes by which a crystal is bounded.
(n.)
Also used of the body only of the vertebra, which is prolonged anteriorly within the foramen of the first vertebra or atlas, so as to form the odontoid process or peg which serves as a pivot for the atlas and head to turn upon.
(n.)
A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are symmetrically arranged.
(n.)
A straight line with respect to which the different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged; as, the axis of a cylinder, i. e., the axis of a cone, that is, the straight line joining the vertex and the center of the base; the axis of a circle, any straight line passing through the center.
(n.)
The stem; the central part, or longitudinal support, on which organs or parts are arranged; the central line of any body.
(n.)
The spotted deer (Cervus axis or Axis maculata) of India, where it is called hog deer and parrah (Moorish name).
(n.)
The second vertebra of the neck, or vertebra dentata.
(n.)
The primary or secondary central line of any design.
(n.)
One of several imaginary lines, assumed in describing the position of the planes by which a crystal is bounded.
(n.)
Also used of the body only of the vertebra, which is prolonged anteriorly within the foramen of the first vertebra or atlas, so as to form the odontoid process or peg which serves as a pivot for the atlas and head to turn upon.
(n.)
A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are symmetrically arranged.
(n.)
A straight line with respect to which the different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged; as, the axis of a cylinder, i. e., the axis of a cone, that is, the straight line joining the vertex and the center of the base; the axis of a circle, any straight line passing through the center.
| WordNet 2.0 |
Axis
Noun
1. in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations; "the Axis opposed the Allies in World War II"
(hypernym) alliance, coalition, alignment, alinement
Noun
1. in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations; "the Axis opposed the Allies in World War II"
(hypernym) alliance, coalition, alignment, alinement
axis
Noun
1. a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions
(hypernym) line
(hyponym) coordinate axis
2. the center around which something rotates
(synonym) axis of rotation
(hypernym) mechanism
(hyponym) pivot, pin
3. the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged
(hypernym) stalk, stem
(hyponym) rachis
(part-meronym) stele
4. a group of countries in special alliance
(synonym) bloc
(hypernym) alliance, coalition, alignment, alinement
(hyponym) sterling area, sterling bloc, scheduled territories
5. the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head
(synonym) axis vertebra
(hypernym) cervical vertebra, neck bone
(part-meronym) odontoid process
Axis & Allies (2004 video game) Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| JM Latin-English Dictionary |
axis
N M
Indian quadruped; (spotted deer?)
N M
Indian quadruped; (spotted deer?)
Axis & Allies (2004 video game) Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
axis
noun
(a) imaginary line through the centre of the body
(b) central vessel which divides into other vessels
(c) second vertebra on which the atlas sits
NOTE: plural is axes
noun
(a) imaginary line through the centre of the body
(b) central vessel which divides into other vessels
(c) second vertebra on which the atlas sits
NOTE: plural is axes