Betydelse av axis på svenska

• 0 a real or imaginary straight line going through the centre of a object that is spinning, or a line that divides a symmetrical shape into two equal halves:

  • The earth revolves around the axis that joins the North and South Poles.

  • The diameter of a circle is also an axis.

  • Plot distance on the vertical y-axis against time on the horizontal x-axis.

• 1 the second of the small bones in the neck that form the spine and support the skull

• 2 an agreement between governments or politicians to work together to achieve a particular aim:

  • the Franco-German axis

• 3 the countries, including Germany, Italy, and Japan, that fought against the Allies in the Second World War:

  • the Axis powers/nations

• 4 a real or imaginary straight line that goes through the center of a spinning object or a line that divides a shape into two equal halves

• 5 one of two or more fixed lines on a graph:

  • horizontal/vertical axis We can label the axes - time is on the horizontal axis, and the amount (or value) of money is shown on the vertical axis.

  • an axis measures/shows/represents The vertical axis shows the rate of growth in inflation-adjusted GDP.