9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook Axis Also found in:Dictionary,Thesaurus,Medical,Legal,Acronyms,Encyclopedia,Wikipedia. In Cartesian charting, a line that bisects a chart. The x-axis cuts a chart horizontally, while the y-axis cuts it vertica...
(anatomy) An imaginary, visualized plane separating two morphologically similar parts of an organism Axes One of three mutually perpendicular lines that define the orientation of an aircraft, with one being along its direction of travel and the other two being perpendicular to the direction of travel...
5. Anatomy a. The second cervical vertebra on which the head turns. b. Any of various central structures, such as the spinal column, or standard abstract lines used as a positional referent. 6. Botany The main stem or central part about which organs or plant parts such as branches are...
noun Axis axis, a deer native to Asia. A line bordering the chart plot area used as a frame of reference for measurement. In architecture: imaginary line that passes through the center of a building or its parts The second cervical vertebra of the spine. second cervical vertebra geom...