Meaning Of The Word Axis

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What's The Definition Of Axis?

axis
countable noun: An axis is an imaginary line through the middle of something.
countable noun: An axis of a graph is one of the two lines on which the scales of measurement are marked.

axis in American English 1
a real or imaginary straight line on which an object rotates or is regarded as rotating
noun: the line about which a rotating body, such as the earth, turns

axis in American English 2
any of a genus (Axis) of small deer of India and S Asia, with slender, sparsely branched antlers
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Axis in British English
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axis in British English 1
noun: a real or imaginary line about which a body, such as an aircraft, can rotate or about which an object, form, composition, or geometrical construction is symmetrical

axis in British English 2
noun: any of several S Asian deer of the genus Axis, esp A. axis. They typically have a reddish-brown white-spotted coat and slender antlers

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