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Definition of axis
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Axis (n.) 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..
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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..
Myelencephalon
::
Myelencephalon
(n.) The brain and
spinal
cord; the
cerebro-spinal
axis; the
neuron.
Sometimes
abbreviated
to
myelencephal.
Treadmill
::
Treadmill
(n.) A mill
worked
by
persons
treading
upon steps on the
periphery
of a wide wheel
having
a
horizontal
axis. It is used
principally
as a means of
prison
discipline.
Also, a mill
worked
by
horses,
dogs, etc.,
treading
an
endless
belt..
Eccentricity
::
Eccentricity
(n.) The ratio of the
distance
between
the
center
and the focus of an
ellipse
or
hyperbola
to its
semi-transverse
axis.
Centripetal
::
Centripetal
(a.)
Having
the
radicle
turned
toward
the axis of the
fruit,
as some
embryos..
Subtartarean
::
Subtangent
(n.) The part of the axis
contained
between
the
ordinate
and
tangent
drawn to the same point in a
curve.
Inflexed
::
Inflexed
(a.) Bent or
turned
abruptly
inwards,
or
toward
the axis, as the
petals
of a
flower..
Posterior
::
Posterior
(a.) On the side next the axis of
inflorescence;
-- said of an
axillary
flower.
Quadrature
::
Quadrature
(a.) The act of
squaring;
the
finding
of a
square
having
the same area as some given
curvilinear
figure;
as, the
quadrature
of a
circle;
the
operation
of
finding
an
expression
for the area of a
figure
bounded
wholly
or in part by a
curved
line, as by a
curve,
two
ordinates,
and the axis of
abscissas..
Carpophore
::
Carpophore
(n.) A
slender
prolongation
of the
receptacle
as an axis
between
the
carpels,
as in
Geranium
and many
umbelliferous
plants..
Radiata
::
Radiata
(n. pl.) An
extensive
artificial
group of
invertebrates,
having
all the parts
arranged
radially
around
the
vertical
axis of the body, and the
various
organs
repeated
symmetrically
in each ray or
spheromere..
Band
::
Band (v. t.) A
stripe,
streak,
or other mark
transverse
to the axis of the
body..
Balance Wheel
::
Balance
wheel () A
ratchet-shaped
scape
wheel,
which in some
watches
is acted upon by the axis of the
balance
wheel
proper
(in those
watches
called
a
balance)..
Barker''s Mill
::
Barker's
mill () A
machine,
invented
in the 17th
century,
worked
by a form of
reaction
wheel.
The water flows into a
vertical
tube and
gushes
from
apertures
in
hollow
horizontal
arms,
causing
the
machine
to
revolve
on its
axis..
Neuraxis
::
Neuraxis
(n.) See Axis
cylinder,
under
Axis..
Neurokeratin
::
Neurokeratin
(n.) A
substance,
resembling
keratin,
present
in nerve
tissue,
as in the
sheath
of the axis
cylinder
of
medullated
nerve
fibers.
Like
keratin
it
resists
the
action
of most
chemical
agents,
and by
decomposition
with
sulphuric
acid
yields
leucin
and
tyrosin..
Preaxial
::
Preaxial
(a.)
Situated
in front of any
transverse
axis in the body of an
animal;
anterior;
cephalic;
esp., in
front,
or on the
anterior,
or
cephalic
(that is,
radial
or
tibial)
side of the axis of a
limb..
Ladies'' Tresses
::
Ladies'
tresses
() A name given to
several
species
of the
orchidaceous
genus
Spiranthes,
in which the white
flowers
are set in
spirals
about a
slender
axis and
remotely
resemble
braided
hair..
Trundlehead
::
Trundlehead
(n.) The
drumhead
of a
capstan;
especially,
the
drumhead
of the lower of two
capstans
on the sane
axis..
Anteflexion
::
Anteflexion
(n.) A
displacement
forward
of an
organ,
esp. the
uterus,
in such
manner
that its axis is bent upon
itself..
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