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5. Mathematics. Used as the symbol for the third of a set of unknown or variable quantities (the first and second being denoted by x and y); spec. in Analytical Geometry of three dimensions, for a quantity measured in the direction of the third axis of coordinates (hence called the †axis of z, now always z-axis; also transferred).For the history see X n. 3.
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X1660
Z1660
Y1728
abscissa1756
ordinate1855
the world > relative properties > number > geometry > geometric space > [noun] > division or marking of > axis > of coordinates
Y axis1875
axis of x1885
y-axis1885
x-axis1886
z-axis1929
1660 J. Moore Arithm. ii. i. §19. 16 (Algebra) Note alwayes the given quantities or numbers with Consonants, and those which are sought with Vowels, or else the given quantities with the former letters in the Alphabet, and the sought with the last sort of letters, as z y x, &c. lest you make a confusion in your work.
1709 J. Ward Young Mathematician's Guide (1713) iv. iii. 380 Let y = As the Abscissa, and z = SP, put x = Aa the Distance between the two Semi-ordinates; which we suppose to be infinitely near each other.
1929 Internat. Crit. Tables (National Res. Council U.S.) VI. 211/1 The z-axis coincides with the crystallographic c-axis of 3-fold symmetry, the y-axis is ⊥ to a face of the hexagonal first order prism, and, in dextro crystals, the + direction of the x-axis is outward through one of the faces..of the trigonal pyramid.
1967 Electronics 6 Mar. 2 (advt.) Plug-in markers offer not only variable band~width, but also Z-axis or pulse-type marking.
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