axis of ordinates
noun Mathematics.
Words nearby axis of ordinates
axis,
axis deer,
axis deviation,
axis of abscissas,
axis of evil,
axis of ordinates,
axis of revolution,
axis of symmetry,
axis powers,
axis traction,
axis-traction forceps
Definition for axis-of-ordinates (2 of 2)
y-axis
[ wahy-ak-sis ]
/ ˈwaɪˌæk sɪs /
noun, plural y-ax·es [wahy-ak-seez] /ˈwaɪˌæk siz/. Mathematics.
Also called axis of ordinates.
(in a plane Cartesian coordinate system) the axis, usually vertical, along which the ordinate is measured and from which the abscissa is measured.
(in a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system) the axis along which values of y are measured and at which both x and z equal zero.
Origin of y-axis
First recorded in 1925–30
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH y-axis
x-axis y-axisBritish Dictionary definitions for axis-of-ordinates
y-axis
noun
a reference axis, usually vertical, of a graph or two- or three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system along which the y- coordinate is measured
Scientific definitions for axis-of-ordinates
y-axis
[ wī′ăk′sĭs ]
The vertical axis of a two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system.
One of the three axes of a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system.