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Definition of axis
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of axis is as below...
Axis (n.) 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..
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Posterior
::
Posterior
(a.) On the side next the axis of
inflorescence;
-- said of an
axillary
flower.
Columella
::
Columella
(n.) An axis to which a
carpel
of a
compound
pistil
may be
attached,
as in the case of the
geranium;
or which is left when a pod
opens..
Beam
::
Beam (n.) A heavy iron lever
having
an
oscillating
motion
on a
central
axis, one end of which is
connected
with the
piston
rod from which it
receives
motion,
and the other with the crank of the wheel
shaft;
--
called
also
working
beam or
walking
beam..
Ordinate
::
Ordinate
(n.) The
distance
of any point in a curve or a
straight
line,
measured
on a line
called
the axis of
ordinates
or on a line
parallel
to it, from
another
line
called
the axis of
abscissas,
on which the
corresponding
abscissa
of the point is
measured..
Equatorial
::
Equatorial
(n.) An
instrument
consisting
of a
telescope
so
mounted
as to have two axes of
motion
at right
angles
to each
other,
one of them
parallel
to the axis of the
earth,
and each
carrying
a
graduated
circle,
the one for
measuring
declination,
and the other right
ascension,
or the hour
angle,
so that the
telescope
may be
directed,
even in the
daytime,
to any star or other
object
whose right
ascension
and
declination
are
known.
The
motion
in right
ascension
is
sometimes
communicated
by
clockw
Scalene
::
Scalene
(a.)
Having
the axis
inclined
to the base, as a
cone..
Orthodiagonal
::
Orthodiagonal
(n.) The
diagonal
or
lateral
axis in a
monoclinic
crystal
which is at right
angles
with the
vertical
axis.
Rotate
::
Rotate
(v. i.) To turn, as a
wheel,
round an axis; to
revolve..
Gyrate
::
Gyrate
(n.) To
revolve
round a
central
point;
to move
spirally
about an axis, as a
tornado;
to
revolve..
Corticifer
::
Corticifer
(n.) One of the
Gorgoniacea;
-- so
called
because
the
fleshy
part
surrounds
a solid axis, like a
bark..
Centrum
::
Centrum
(n.) The body, or axis, of a
vertebra.
See
Vertebra..
Corymb
::
Corymb
(n.) A
flat-topped
or
convex
cluster
of
flowers,
each on its own
footstalk,
and
arising
from
different
points
of a
common
axis, the
outermost
blossoms
expanding
first,
as in the
hawthorn..
Prism
::
Prism (n.) A form the
planes
of which are
parallel
to the
vertical
axis. See Form, n., 13..
Ellipse
::
Ellipse
(n.) An oval or
oblong
figure,
bounded
by a
regular
curve,
which
corresponds
to an
oblique
projection
of a
circle,
or an
oblique
section
of a cone
through
its
opposite
sides.
The
greatest
diameter
of the
ellipse
is the major axis, and the least
diameter
is the minor axis. See Conic
section,
under
Conic,
and cf.
Focus..
Contrate
::
Contrate
(a.)
Having
cogs or teeth
projecting
parallel
to the axis,
instead
of
radiating
from it..
Corncob
::
Corncob
(n.) The cob or axis on which the
kernels
of
Indian
corn grow.
Turn
::
Turn (v. i.) To move
round;
to have a
circular
motion;
to
revolve
entirely,
repeatedly,
or
partially;
to
change
position,
so as to face
differently;
to whirl or wheel
round;
as, a wheel turns on its axis; a
spindle
turns on a
pivot;
a man turns on his
heel..
Spheromere
::
Spheromere
(n.) Any one of the
several
symmetrical
segments
arranged
around
the
central
axis and
composing
the body of a
radiate
anmal.
Whirligig
::
Whirligig
(n.) A
child's
toy, spun or
whirled
around
like a wheel upon an axis, or like a top..
Rotatory
::
Rotatory
(a.)
Turning
as on an axis;
rotary.
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