axis

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæksɪs/ (General American, Canada, Australian) IPA(key): /ˈæksɪs/, /ˈæksəs/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɛksəs/ Rhymes: -æksɪs, -æksəs Hyphenation: ax‧is === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin axis (“axle, axis”) in the 16th century. Via Latin cognate with ala, aisle, atelier. Via Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- cognate with inherited English axle and borrowed axo-, axon. ==== Noun ==== axis (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). (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. Synonyms: pact, compact, league 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. (figurative) The centre of attention within a process (e.g. the axis of investigation) ===== Coordinate terms ===== (cervical vertebra): atlas ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Latin, name of an Indian animal mentioned by the Roman senator Pliny. ==== Noun ==== axis (plural axises) A deer native to Asia, of species Axis axis. Synonyms: chital, cheetal, chital deer, spotted deer, axis deer ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== Chital on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Axis axis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies == French == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ak.si/ === Noun === axis m (invariable) synonym of cerf axis (“chital”) === References === “axis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Alternative forms === assis === Etymology === From 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 ἄξων (áxōn, “axle”), Old High German ahsa (“axle”), Icelandic eax, öxull, öksull, Old English eaxl (whence English axle). Compare also Etruscan 𐌀𐌂𐌔𐌉 (Acsi, “the Axia gens”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈak.sɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈak.sis] === Noun === axis 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 ==== Third-declension noun (i-stem). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === “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, 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. “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 == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin axis. Doublet of eje. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaɡsis/ [ˈaɣ̞.sis] Rhymes: -aɡsis Syllabification: a‧xis === Noun === axis m (plural axis) (anatomy) axis (vertebra) === Further reading === “axis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025