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Meaning:
Noun:
- anatomy The second cervical vertebra of the spine.
- ''Axis axis'', a deer native to Asia.
- geometry An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry).
- mathematics A fixed one-dimensional figure, such as a line or arc, with an origin and orientation and such that its points are in one-to-one correspondence with a set of numbers; an axis forms part of the basis of a space or is used to position and locate data in a graph (a coordinate axis).
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Proper noun:
- The alliance group before and during World War II consisting of Germany, Italy, Japan, and allied countries. "Axis" itself refers to a straight line around which something rotates. For instance the imaginary line from Germany to Italy, or the imaginary line around which the earth rotates.
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