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axis
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
axis
(noun)
axis
/
ˈ
æksəs/
noun
plural
axes
/
ˈ
ækˌsiːz/
axis
/
ˈ
æksəs/
noun
plural
axes
/
ˈ
ækˌsiːz/
Britannica Dictionary definition of AXIS
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1
:
the imaginary straight line that something (such as the Earth) turns around
the Earth's
axis
of rotation
the spin of the Earth on its
axis
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a straight line that divides a shape evenly into two parts
—
called also
axis of symmetry
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