axis
noun[C]
uk/ˈæk.sɪs/us/ˈæk.sɪs/pluralaxesuk/ˈæk.siːz/us/ˈæk.siːz/axisnoun[C](IMAGINARY LINE)
arealorimaginarystraightlinegoing through thecentreof aobjectthat isspinning, or alinethatdividesasymmetricalshapeinto twoequalhalves:
轴(线);中心线Theearthrevolvesaround the axis thatjoinstheNorthandSouthPoles.地球围绕贯穿南北两极的地轴自转。
Thediameterof acircleis also an axis.一个圆的直径也是一条轴线。
afixedlineon agraphused to show thepositionof apoint:
参考轴线,基准线,坐标线Plotdistanceon theverticaly-axisagainsttimeon thehorizontalx-axis.用纵坐标Y轴表示距离,用横坐标X轴表示时间。
Geometry: parts of geometrical shapes
- -sided
- angle
- bulky
- chord
- conic
- corresponding sides
- frustum
- hemisphere
- hypotenuse
- perimeter
- plane
- pole
- quadrant
- section
- symmetrical
- symmetrically
- symmetry
- tan
- ultra-dense
- vertex
axisnoun[C](BONE)
anatomy,medicalspecialized
the second of thesmallbonesin theneckthatformthespineandsupporttheskull
枢椎,第二颈椎See also
atlas(BONE IN NECK)specialized
Bone structures
- acetabular
- acetabulum
- acromial
- acromioclavicular
- acromion
- breastbone
- coccyx
- ilium
- intercarpal
- intercondylar
- intercostal
- interlaminar
- interosseous
- kneecap
- sacroiliac
- sacrospinous
- sacrotuberous
- sacrum
- sagittal
- trapezium
axisnoun[C](POLITICAL AGREEMENT)
anagreementbetweengovernmentsorpoliticianstoworktogether toachieveaparticularaim:
轴心(指政府或从政者之间的联盟)the Franco-German axis法德轴心
International relations: international politics & government
- accession
- airspace
- allied
- Anglo-American
- anti-Stalinist
- bipolar
- confederacy
- G7
- GATT
- Geneva Convention
- geopolitical
- internationalism
- internationalize
- occupied
- pariah
- perestroika
- political asylum
- power politics
- the G8
- WTO