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axis
noun
-
axis
,
axes
one
of
the
fixed
reference
lines
on
a
graph
or
in
a
coordinate
system
used
to
measure
or
locate
points
•
On
this
chart
,
the
horizontal
axis
shows
years
and
the
vertical
axis
shows
population
.
On
this
chart
,
the
horizontal
axis
shows
years
and
the
vertical
axis
shows
population
.
•
Plot
the
point
where
the
two
axes
cross
at
the
origin
.
Plot
the
point
where
the
two
axes
cross
at
the
origin
.
Sense
developed
in
mathematics
in
the
17th
century
from
the
idea
of
a
pivot
or
central
line
.
noun
-
axis
,
axes
an
imaginary
or
real
straight
line
through
the
center
of
a
body
or
object
,
around
which
it
turns
or
is
evenly
balanced
•
The
Earth
spins
on
its
axis
,
creating
day
and
night
.
The
Earth
spins
on
its
axis
,
creating
day
and
night
.
•
He
drew
a
line
through
the
center
of
the
bicycle
wheel
to
show
its
axis
.
He
drew
a
line
through
the
center
of
the
bicycle
wheel
to
show
its
axis
.
From
Latin
axis
“
axle
,
pivot
,
pole
of
the
sky
.”
Axis
proper noun
-
Axis
the
alliance
of
Germany
,
Italy
,
and
Japan
that
fought
against
the
Allies
in
World
War
II
•
Germany
,
Italy
,
and
Japan
formed
the
Axis
in
the
late
1930s
.
Germany
,
Italy
,
and
Japan
formed
the
Axis
in
the
late
1930s
.
•
The
Allies
eventually
defeated
the
Axis
in
1945
.
The
Allies
eventually
defeated
the
Axis
in
1945
.
Coined
in
the
1930s
after
Mussolini
described
Rome
and
Berlin
as
the
"
axis
"
around
which
Europe
would
revolve
.
