Axis

Axis (n.)
definition: A straight line
Real or imaginary passing through a body on which it revolves or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are symmetrically arranged.
Axis is a 4 letter word that begins with an A and ends in an S

Axis (n.)
definition: A straight line with respect to which the different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged; as
The axis of a cylinder i. e. the axis of a cone that is the straight line joining the vertex and the center of the base; the axis of a circle any straight line passing through the center.
Axis is a 4 letter word that begins with an A and ends in an S

Axis (n.)
definition: Also used of the body only of the vertebra
Which is prolonged anteriorly within the foramen of the first vertebra or atlas so as to form the odontoid process or peg which serves as a pivot for the atlas and head to turn upon.
Axis is a 4 letter word that begins with an A and ends in an S

Axis (n.)
definition: One of several imaginary lines
Assumed in describing the position of the planes by which a crystal is bounded.
Axis is a 4 letter word that begins with an A and ends in an S

Axis (n.)
definition: The primary or secondary central line of any design.

Axis is a 4 letter word that begins with an A and ends in an S

Axis (n.)
definition: The second vertebra of the neck
Or vertebra dentata.
Axis is a 4 letter word that begins with an A and ends in an S

Axis (n.)
definition: The spotted deer (Cervus axis or Axis maculata) of India
Where it is called hog deer and parrah (Moorish name).
Axis is a 4 letter word that begins with an A and ends in an S

Axis (n.)
definition: The stem; the central part
Or longitudinal support on which organs or parts are arranged; the central line of any body.
Axis is a 4 letter word that begins with an A and ends in an S

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