axis

US: /ˈæksəs/
UK: /ˈæksɪs/


English Vietnamese dictionary


axis /'æksis/
  • danh từ, số nhiều axes
    • trục
      • earth's axis: trục quả đất
      • geometrical axis: trục hình học
      • magnetic axis: trục từ
      • rotation axis: trục quay
      • symmetry axis: trục đối xứng
      • visual axis: trục nhìn
    • (vật lý) tia xuyên
    • (chính trị) trục Béc-lin, Rô-ma, Tô-ki-ô (khối liên minh)
    • (định ngữ) (thuộc) trục Béc-lin, Rô-ma, Tô-ki-ô
      • axis powers: các cường quốc trong trục Béc-lin, Rô-ma, Tô-ki-ô
  • danh từ
    • (động vật học) hươu sao ((cũng) axis deer)

Advanced English dictionary


1 an imaginary line through the centre of an object, around which the object turns: Mars takes longer to revolve on its axis than the earth.
2 (technical) a fixed line against which the positions of points are measured, especially points on a GRAPH: the vertical / horizontal axis + The real wage is measured along the horizontal axis and the quantity of labour is measured along the vertical axis. + The main road is on a north-south axis.
3 (geometry) a line that divides a shape into two equal parts: an axis of symmetry + The axis of a circle is its diameter
4 [usually sing.] (formal) an agreement or ALLIANCE between two or more countries: the Franco-German axis

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

horizontal, vertical | x, y, z

PREP.

along an/the ~
the wage is measured along the horizontal axis
| on an/the ~
The earth spins on its axis.

PHRASES

an axis of rotation
the earth's axis of rotation
| an axis of symmetry


Concise English dictionary


axes|ax'æksɪs
noun
+a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions
+the center around which something rotates
+the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged
+in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations
+a group of countries in special alliance
+the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head