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axis

/ˈæksɪs/noun2 syllables

Axis means: a group of countries in special alliance.

Synonyms for axis12

noun, as in a group of countries in special alliance

bloc

noun, as in the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head

axis vertebra

noun, as in the center around which something rotates

axis of rotation

also used for axis

epistropheus, pact, compact, league, chital, cheetal, chital deer, spotted deer, axis deer

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What does axis mean?6

noun

1

a group of countries in special alliance

2

the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head

3

the center around which something rotates

4

in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations“the Axis opposed the Allies in World War II”

5

a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions

6

the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Axis in a sentence

  • Earth rotates eastward on its axis, one complete turn each day.Hybrid
  • It's common knowledge that the earth turns on its axis.unknown
  • Please take this line as the axis and rotate the figure around it.GreySquirrel
  • He played an important part like an axis.unknown
  • Pushing that button will make the object pivot around the y axis.darinmex
  • The earth rotates on its axis and it orbits the sun.ichivivi20
  • The earth completes a rotation around its axis in exactly one day.AlanF_US
  • Saturn is a very large gas planet which spins very rapidly on its axis.Hybrid

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Forms of axis

as a noun

plural
axes