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Definition of Axis
Ax´is | n. | 1. | (Zool.) The spotted deer (Cervus axis or Axis maculata) of India, where it is called hog deer and parrah (Moorish name). | | 1. | A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are symmetrically arranged. | | 2. | (Math.) A straight line with respect to which the different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged; as, the axis of a cylinder, i. e., the axis of a cone, that is, the straight line joining the vertex and the center of the base; the axis of a circle, any straight line passing through the center. | | 3. | (Bot.) The stem; the central part, or longitudinal support, on which organs or parts are arranged; the central line of any body. | | 4. | (Anat.) The second vertebra of the neck, or vertebra dentata. | | 5. | (Crystallog.) One of several imaginary lines, assumed in describing the position of the planes by which a crystal is bounded. | | 6. | (Fine Arts) The primary or secondary central line of any design. |
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