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Definition of body axis in English: body axisnoun 1Each of a set of geometrical axes which define directions with respect to a three-dimensional object; (Aeronautics) each of a set of rectangular coordinate axes having their origin at the centre of gravity of an aircraft and the x-axis along its longest dimension. 2Biology a main line of growth, direction, organization, or symmetry within the body of an organism.
Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. Definition of body axis in US English: body axisnoun 1Each of a set of geometrical axes which define directions with respect to a three-dimensional object; (Aeronautics) each of a set of rectangular coordinate axes having their origin at the centre of gravity of an aircraft and the x-axis along its longest dimension. 2Biology a main line of growth, direction, organization, or symmetry within the body of an organism.
Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. |