axis
noun /ˈæksɪs/
/ˈæksɪs/
(plural axes
/ˈæksiːz/
/ˈæksiːz/
)- an imaginary line through the centre of an object, around which the object turns
enlarge image- Mars takes longer to revolve on its axis than the Earth.
- the earth’s axis of rotation
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- horizontal
- vertical
- x
- …
- along an/the axis
- on an/the axis
- an axis of rotation
- an axis of symmetry
- (specialist) a fixed line against which the positions of points are measured, especially points on a graph
- the vertical/horizontal axis
- The real wage is measured along the horizontal axis and the quantity of labour is measured along the vertical axis.
- The main road is on a north-south axis.
- the speed is measured along the horizontal axis
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- horizontal
- vertical
- x
- …
- along an/the axis
- on an/the axis
- an axis of rotation
- an axis of symmetry
- (geometry) a line that divides a shape into two equal parts
- an axis of symmetry
- The axis of a circle is its diameter.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- horizontal
- vertical
- x
- …
- along an/the axis
- on an/the axis
- an axis of rotation
- an axis of symmetry
- [usually singular] (formal) an agreement or alliance between two or more countries that forms the centre for a larger grouping of nations
- the Franco-German axis
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, ‘axle, pivot’.