axis
An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry).
Noun 4 meanings
An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry).
“The Earth rotates once a day on its axis”
A fixed one-dimensional figure, such as a line or arc, with an origin and orientation and such that its points are in one-to-one correspondence with a set of numbers; an axis forms part of the basis of a space or is used to position and locate data in a graph (a coordinate axis)
The second cervical vertebra of the spine
An imaginary, visualized plane separating two morphologically similar parts of an organism
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin axis (“axle, axis”) in the 16th century. Via Latin cognate with ala, aisle, atelier. Via Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- cognate with inherited English axle and borrowed axo-, axon.
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AXIS at a glance
AXIS has 4 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (A 1 + X 8 + I 1 + S 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,761 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with axis
All rhymes- TAXIS12
- PRAXIS15
- ANAPHYLAXIS26
- PROPHYLAXIS28
- LEXIS12
- MAXIS14
- CHEMOTAXIS24
- PYXIS17
- EPISTAXIS18
- APOMIXIS19
- CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS40
- CATHEXIS20
One letter away
- AXES11
- AMIS6
- ARIS4
- ANIS4
- AXIL11
- AHIS7
- AJIS11
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