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Noun

axis (plural: axes)

  1. a fictitious line around which an object spins around or is symetrically arranged
  2. a one-dimensional figure, such as a line or arc, the points of which are in one-to-one correspondence with a set of numbers, forming the basis for a space

Translations

  • Bulgarian: ос f
  • Czech: osa f
  • Dutch: as m
  • Finnish: akseli
  • French: axe m
  • German: Achse f
  • Russian: oсь f
  • Slovak: os f
  • Spanish: eje m
  • Swedish: axel c

Proper Noun

Axis

  1. Axis: alliance group before WWII and during it consisting of Germany, Italy, Japan and their satellites

Translations

  • Czech: Osa f
  • Finnish: akselivallat (plural)
  • Swedish: Axelmakterna c pl



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