axis
English
editPronunciation
edit- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈæksɪs/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈæksəs/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -æksɪs, -æksəs
- Hyphenation: ax‧is
Etymology 1
editBorrowed from Latin axis (“axle, axis”) in the 16th century.
Noun
editaxis (plural axes or (rare) axiis)
- (geometry) An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry).
- 2012 March, Henry Petroski, “Opening Doors”, in American Scientist[1], volume 100, number 2, pages 112–3:
- A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place.
- The Earth rotates once a day on its axis
- (mathematics) A fixed one-dimensional figure, such as a line or arc, with an origin and orientation and such that its points are in one-to-one correspondence with a set of numbers; an axis forms part of the basis of a space or is used to position and locate data in a graph (a coordinate axis)
- (anatomy) The second cervical vertebra of the spine
- Synonym: epistropheus
- (anatomy) An imaginary, visualized plane separating two morphologically similar parts of an organism
- (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)
- (botany) The main stem or central part about which organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged
- (military) An alliance or coalition.
- 1936, November 1st, Benito Mussolini, Milan Speech:
- This Berlin-Rome vertical line is not an obstacle but rather an axis around which can revolve all those European states with a will to collaboration and peace.
- 1936, November 1st, Benito Mussolini, Milan Speech:
- (figurative) The centre of attention within a process (e.g. the axis of investigation)
Coordinate terms
edit- (cervical vertebra): atlas
Derived terms
edit- axi-
- axipetal
- axis cylinder
- axised
- axis mundi
- axis of evil
- axis of resistance
- axis of rotation
- axis of symmetry
- Axis progression
- cerebrospinal axis
- coaxis
- conjugate axis
- coordinate axis
- co-ordinate axis
- eigenaxis
- figure axis
- imaginary axis
- interaxis
- major axis
- minor axis
- multiaxis
- neural axis
- neuraxis
- optical axis
- optic axis
- ordinate axis
- parallel axis theorem
- perpendicular axis theorem
- polar axis
- pseudoaxis
- radical axis
- real axis
- rotational axis
- semiaxis
- semi-major axis
- semimajor axis
- semi-minor axis
- semiminor axis
- visual axis
- x-axis
- y-axis
- z-axis
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Etymology 2
editFrom Latin, name of an Indian animal mentioned by the Roman senator Pliny.
Noun
editaxis (plural axises)
- A deer native to Asia, of species Axis axis.
- Synonyms: chital, cheetal, chital deer, spotted deer, axis deer
Translations
editSee also
edit- Chital on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Axis axis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
French
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editaxis m (plural axis)
References
edit- “axis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Italic *aksis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-i-s, from *h₂eḱs- (“axis, axle”); see also Lithuanian ašis (“axle”), Russian ось (osʹ), Sanskrit अक्ष (ákṣa, “axis, axle, balance beam”), Ancient Greek ἄ
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈak.sis/, [ˈäks̠ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈak.sis/, [ˈäksis]
Noun
editaxis m (genitive axis); third declension
- An axletree of wagon, car, chariot.
- The North Pole.
- The heavens or a region or clime of these.
- A board, plank.
Declension
editThird-declension noun (i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | axis | axēs |
Genitive | axis | axium |
Dative | axī | axibus |
Accusative | axem | axēs axīs |
Ablative | axe | axibus |
Vocative | axis | axēs |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Italo-Romance:
- Italian: asse
- Padanian:
- Northern Gallo-Romance:
- Southern Gallo-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
- Borrowings:
References
edit- “axis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “axis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- axis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- axis in Gaffiot, 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
- the pole: vertex caeli, axis caeli, cardo caeli
- “axis”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “axis”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
- Langenscheidt Pocket Latin Dictionary
Spanish
editNoun
editaxis m (plural axis)
Further reading
edit- “axis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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