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See also:Axis,áxis,andaxış

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Etymology 1

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Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱs-der.
Proto-Italic*aksis
Englishaxis

    Borrowed fromLatinaxis(“axle, axis”) in the 16th century. Via Latin cognate withala,aisle,atelier. ViaProto-Indo-European*h₂eḱs- cognate with inheritedEnglishaxle and borrowedaxo-,axon.

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    axis (pluralaxesor(rare)axiis)

    1. (geometry) An imaginary line around which an object spins (anaxis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (anaxis of symmetry).
      • 2012 March,Henry Petroski, “Opening Doors”, inAmerican Scientist‎[1], volume100, number 2, pages112–3:
        A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with theaxis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place.
      The Earth rotates once a day on itsaxis
    2. (mathematics) A fixed one-dimensional figure, such as a line orarc, with anorigin andorientation and such that its points are inone-to-onecorrespondence with a set of numbers; an axis forms part of the basis of a space or is used to position and locate data in agraph (acoordinate axis)
    4. (anatomy) The secondcervical vertebra of thespine
      Synonym:epistropheus
    5. (anatomy) An imaginary, visualizedplane separating twomorphologically similar parts of an organism
    6. (psychiatry) A form of classification and descriptions of mental disorders or disabilities used in manuals such as the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)
    7. (botany) The main stem or central part about which organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged
    8. (military) Analliance orcoalition.
      Synonyms:pact,compact,league
      • 1936, November 1st,Benito Mussolini,Milan Speech:
        This Berlin-Rome vertical line is not an obstacle but rather anaxis around which can revolve all those European states with a will to collaboration and peace.
    9. (figurative) The centre of attention within a process (e.g. the axis of investigation)
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    • (cervical vertebra):atlas
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    geometry: imaginary line
    basis of space or part of graph
    second cervical vertebra
    psychiatry: form of classification and descriptions of mental disorders
    botany: main stem or central part

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    FromLatin, name of an Indian animal mentioned by the Roman senatorPliny.

    Noun

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    axis (pluralaxises)

    1. Adeer native to Asia, of speciesAxis axis.
      Synonyms:chital,cheetal,chital deer,spotted deer,axis deer
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    Axis axis—seechital
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    axis m (invariable)

    1. synonym ofcerf axis(“chital”)

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    Latin

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    Etymology

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      FromProto-Italic*aksis, fromProto-Indo-European*h₂eḱs-i-s, from*h₂eḱs-(“axis, axle”); see alsoLithuanianašis(“axle”),Russianось(osʹ),Sanskritअक्ष(ákṣa,“axis, axle, balance beam”),Ancient Greekἄξων(áxōn,“axle”),Old High Germanahsa(“axle”),Icelandiceax,öxull,öksull,Old Englisheaxl (whenceEnglishaxle). Compare alsoEtruscan𐌀𐌂𐌔𐌉(Acsi,“theAxia gens”).

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      axis m (genitiveaxis);third declension

      1. Anaxletree ofwagon,car,chariot.
      2. TheNorth Pole.
      3. Theheavens or aregion orclime of these.
      4. Aboard,plank.

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      Third-declension noun (i-stem).

      singularplural
      nominativeaxisaxēs
      genitiveaxisaxium
      dativeaxīaxibus
      accusativeaxemaxēs
      axīs
      ablativeaxeaxibus
      vocativeaxisaxēs

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      • “axis”, inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879),A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
      • “axis”, inCharlton T. Lewis (1891),An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
      • "axis", in Charles du Fresne du Cange,Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
      • “axis”, inGaffiot, Félix (1934),Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
      • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894),Latin Phrase-Book‎[2], London:Macmillan and Co.
        • the pole:vertex caeli, axis caeli, cardo caeli
      • “axis”, inHarry Thurston Peck, editor (1898),Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
      • “axis”, inWilliam Smith et al., editor (1890),A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
      • Langenscheidt Pocket Latin Dictionary

      Spanish

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      Etymology

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      Borrowed fromLatinaxis.Doublet ofeje.

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      • IPA(key): /ˈaɡsis/[ˈaɣ̞.sis]
      • Rhymes:-aɡsis
      • Syllabification:a‧xis

      Noun

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      axis m (pluralaxis)

      1. (anatomy)axis(vertebra)

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