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axis
 
Noun axis has 6 senses
  1. axis - a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions
    --1 is a kind of     line
    --1 has particulars:
     coordinate axis; major axis; semimajor axis; minor axis; semiminor axis; principal axis, optic axis
  2. axis, axis of rotation - the center around which something rotates
    --2 is a kind of mechanism
    --2 has particulars: pivot, pin; rotor head, rotor shaft
  3. axis - the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged
    --3 is a kind of     stalk, stem
    --3 has part: stele
    --3 has particulars: rachis; spadix
  4. Axis - 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 is a kind of     alliance, coalition, alignment, alinement
  5. bloc, axis - a group of countries in special alliance
    --5 is a kind of alliance, coalition, alignment, alinement
    --5 has particulars: sterling area, sterling bloc, scheduled territories
  6. axis, axis vertebra - the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head
    --6 is a kind of cervical vertebra, neck bone
    --6 has parts: odontoid process
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