axis
N แกน เส้น ศูนย์กลาง ขั้ว axle pole shaft kaen
AXIS
n.plu. axes. [L.; Gr. ] 1. The straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, or which it revolves, or may revolve; as the axis of the earth. 2. In geometry, a straight line in a plain figure, about which it revolves to produce a solid. 3. In conic sections, a right line dividing the section into two equal parts, and cutting all its ordinates at right angles. 4. In mechanics, the axis of a balance is that line about which it moves, or rather turns. The axis of oscillation is a right line parallel to the horizon passing through the center, about which a pendulum vibrates. The axis in peritrochio is a wheel concentric with the base of a cylinder, and movable with it about its axis. 5. In optics, a particular ray of light from any object which falls perpendicularly on the eye. 6. In architecture, spiral axis is the axis of a twisted column spirally drawn in order to trace the circumvolutions without. Aris of the Ionic capital is a line passing perpendicularly through the middle of the eye of the volute. The axis of a vessel is an imaginary line passing through the middle of it, perpendicular to its base, and equally distant from its sides. In botany, axis is a taper column in the center of some flowers or catkins, about which the other parts are disposed. In anatomy, axis is the name of the second verteber of the neck; it has a tooth which enters into the first verteber, and this tooth is by some called the axis.
Ax "is, n. Etym: [L.] (Zoöl.)
Ax "is, n.; pl. Axes. Etym: [L. axis axis, axle. See Axle. ]
ax is |ˈaksis ˈæksəs | ▶noun ( pl. axes |ˈaksēz | ) 1 an imaginary line about which a body rotates: the earth revolves on its axis once every 24 hours. • Geometry an imaginary straight line passing through the center of a symmetrical solid, and about which a plane figure can be conceived as rotating to generate the solid. • an imaginary line that divides something into equal or roughly equal halves, esp. in the direction of its greatest length. 2 Mathematics a fixed reference line for the measurement of coordinates: the variable that is thought of as a cause is placed on the horizontal axis, and the variable that is thought of as an effect on the vertical axis. 3 a straight central part in a structure to which other parts are connected. • Botany the central column of an inflorescence or other growth. • Zoology the skull and backbone of a vertebrate animal. 4 Anatomy the second cervical vertebra, below the atlas at the top of the backbone. 5 an agreement or alliance between two or more countries that forms a center for an eventual larger grouping of nations: the Anglo-American axis. • ( the Axis ) the alliance of Germany and Italy formed before and during World War II, later extended to include Japan and other countries: [ as modifier ] : the Axis Powers. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin, ‘axle, pivot. ’
axis deer
ax is deer (also axis ) ▶noun a deer that has lyre-shaped antlers and a yellowish-brown coat with white spots, native to India and Sri Lanka. [Cervus axis, family Cervidae. ] ORIGIN early 17th cent.: axis from Latin, the name of an Indian animal mentioned by Pliny.
axisymmetric
ax i sym met ric |ˌaksēsəˈmetrik ˌæksisəˈmɛtrɪk | ▶adjective Geometry symmetrical about an axis.
axis 1 |ˈaksɪs | ▶noun ( pl. axes |-siːz | ) 1 an imaginary line about which a body rotates: the Earth revolves on its axis once every 24 hours. • Geometry an imaginary straight line passing through the centre of a symmetrical solid, about which a plane figure can be conceived as rotating to generate the solid. • an imaginary line which divides something into equal or roughly equal halves, especially in the direction of its greatest length. 2 Mathematics a fixed reference line for the measurement of coordinates. 3 a straight central part in a structure to which other parts are connected. • Botany the central column of an inflorescence or other growth. • Zoology the skull and backbone of a vertebrate animal. 4 Anatomy the second cervical vertebra, below the atlas at the top of the backbone. 5 an agreement or alliance between two or more countries that forms a centre for an eventual larger grouping of nations: the Anglo-American axis. • ( the Axis ) the alliance of Germany and Italy formed before and during the Second World War, later extended to include Japan and other countries: [ as modifier ] : the Axis Powers. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin, ‘axle, pivot ’.
axis 2 |ˈaksɪs |(also axis deer ) ▶noun ( pl. same ) another term for chital. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin, the name of an Indian animal mentioned by Pliny.
axisymmetric |ˌaksɪsɪˈmɛtrɪk | ▶adjective Geometry symmetrical about an axis.
axis noun 1 the earth revolves on its axis: center line, vertical, horizontal. 2 the Anglo-American axis: alliance, coalition, bloc, union, confederation, confederacy, league.
axis noun 1 the earth revolves on its axis once every 24 hours: centre line, vertical, horizontal. 2 the Anglo-American axis: alliance, coalition, bloc, confederation, confederacy, union, league; agreement, treaty, pact, compact, entente, concordat.
axis nombre masculino anat Segunda vértebra cervical, sobre la cual se efectúa el movimiento de rotación de la cabeza .El plural es axis .
ax is /ǽksɪs /名詞 複 axes /ǽksìːz /C 1 (球体が回転する )軸 ; (地球の )地軸 (→globe ).2 (2つに分ける )中心線 .3 (グラフの )縦 [横 ]軸線 .4 〖通例単数形で 〗(国家間の )同盟枢軸 （すうじく ）(alliance ); 〖the A- 〗(第2次大戦での )枢軸国 〘独と伊, のちに日本や他の諸国; →ally 〙.
The Wordsmith Dictionary
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