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- pronunciation:
- aek
sihs
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
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axes |
| definition 1: |
a straight line that serves as the unmoving center about which a body or figure turns.
Earth makes a complete turn on its axis every twenty-four hours.
- similar words:
- center
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| definition 2: |
a straight line that divides a body or figure symmetrically.
Canada's east-west axis is approximately 3600 miles long.Cut along the vertical axis. |
| definition 3: |
in anatomy and botany, a main or central structure.
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| definition 4: |
(cap.) the alliance of Germany, Italy, Japan, and other nations during the Second World War (prec. by "the").
The nations of the Axis were defeated in 1945. |
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center |
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