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Meaning of axis

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  axis
      n 1: a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies
           certain conditions
      2: the main stem or central part about which plant organs or
         plant parts such as branches are arranged
      3: in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936
         which later included Japan and other nations; "the Axis
         opposed the Allies in World War II"
      4: a group of countries in special alliance [syn: {bloc},
         {axis}]
      5: the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the
         head [syn: {axis}, {axis vertebra}]
      6: the center around which something rotates [syn: {axis}, {axis
         of rotation}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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