axes
1
[ ak-seez ]
/ ˈæk siz /
noun
plural of axis1.
Words nearby axes
axel,
axel heiberg,
axelrod,
axeman,
axenic,
axes,
axi-,
axial,
axial angle,
axial current,
axial filament
Definition for axes (2 of 5)
Definition for axes (3 of 5)
ax
or axe
[ aks ]
/ æks /
noun, plural ax·es [ak-siz] /ˈæk sɪz/.
an instrument with a bladed head on a handle or helve, used for hewing, cleaving, chopping, etc.
Jazz Slang.
any musical instrument.
the ax, Informal.
- dismissal from employment: to get the ax.
- expulsion from school.
- rejection by a lover, friend, etc.: His girlfriend gave him the ax.
- any usually summary removal or curtailment.
verb (used with object), axed, ax·ing.
to shape or trim with an ax.
to chop, split, destroy, break open, etc., with an ax: The firemen had to ax the door to reach the fire.
Informal.
to dismiss, restrict, or destroy brutally, as if with an ax: The main office axed those in the field who didn't meet their quota. Congress axed the budget.
Origin of ax
before 1000; Middle English;
ax(e),
ex(e), Old English
æx, æces; akin to Gothic
aquizi, Old Norse
øx, ǫx, Old High German
acc(h)us, a(c)kus (German
Axt), Middle High German plural
exa < Germanic
*akwiz-, akuz-, aksi- ≪
*ákəs, áks-; Latin
ascia (<
*acsiā), Greek
axī́nē; < Indo-European
*ag-s-
OTHER WORDS FROM ax
ax·like, adjectiveDefinition for axes (4 of 5)
axis
1
[ ak-sis ]
/ ˈæk sɪs /
noun, plural ax·es [ak-seez] /ˈæk siz/.
Origin of axis
1OTHER WORDS FROM axis
ax·ised [ak-sist] /ˈæk sɪst/, adjective un·ax·ised, adjectiveDefinition for axes (5 of 5)
Origin of axis
2
First recorded in 1595–1605,
axis is from the Latin word
axis a wild animal of India (Pliny)
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British Dictionary definitions for axes (1 of 5)
British Dictionary definitions for axes (2 of 5)
British Dictionary definitions for axes (3 of 5)
axis
1
/ (ˈæksɪs) /
noun plural axes (ˈæksiːz)
Word Origin for axis
C14: from Latin: axletree, earth's axis; related to Greek
axōn axis
British Dictionary definitions for axes (4 of 5)
axis
2
/ (ˈæksɪs) /
noun plural axises
any of several S Asian deer of the genus Axis, esp A. axis. They typically have a reddish-brown white-spotted coat and slender antlers
Word Origin for axis
C18: from Latin: Indian wild animal, of uncertain identity
British Dictionary definitions for axes (5 of 5)
Axis
/ (ˈæksɪs) /
noun
- the Axis the alliance of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Japan, established in 1936 and lasting until their defeat in World War II
- (as modifier)the Axis powers
Medical definitions for axes (1 of 2)
ax
abbr.
axis
Medical definitions for axes (2 of 2)
axis
[ ăk′sĭs ]
n. pl. ax•es (ăk′sēz′)
A real or imaginary straight line about which a body or geometric object rotates or may be conceived to rotate.
A center line to which parts of a structure or body may be referred.
The second cervical vertebra.
epistropheus vertebra dentata
An artery that divides into many branches at its origin.
Scientific definitions for axes
axis
[ ăk′sĭs ]
Plural axes (ăk′sēz′)
An imaginary line around which an object rotates. In a rotating sphere, such as the Earth and other planets, the two ends of the axis are called poles. The 23.45° tilt of the Earth's axis with respect to the plane of its orbit around the Sun causes the Northern and Southern Hemispheres to point toward and away from the Sun at different times of the year, creating seasonal patterns of weather and climate. Other planets in the solar system have widely varying tilts to their axes, ranging from near 0° for Mercury to 177° for Venus.
Mathematics
- A line, ray, or line segment with respect to which a figure or object is symmetrical.
- A reference line from which distances or angles are measured in a coordinate system, such as the x-axis and y-axis in the Cartesian coordinate system.
Anatomy
The second cervical vertebra, which serves as a pivot for the head.
Botany
The main stem or central part of a plant or plant part, about which other plant parts, such as branches or leaflets, are arranged.
Other words from axis
axial adjectiveCultural definitions for axes (1 of 2)
axis
An imaginary straight line passing through the North Pole, the center of the Earth, and the South Pole. The Earth rotates around this axis.
Cultural definitions for axes (2 of 2)
axis
In geometry, a straight line about which an object may rotate or that divides an object into symmetrical halves.
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Idioms and Phrases with axes
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