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Axis
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(Lat. for "axle"), a word having the same meaning as axle, and also used with many extensions of this primary meaning. It denotes the imaginary line about which a body or system of bodies rotates, or a line about which a body or action is symmetrically disposed. In geometry, and in geometrical crystallography, the term denotes a line which serves to aid the orientation of a figure. In anatomy, it is, among other uses, applied to the second cervical vertebra, and in botany itmeans the stem.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Axis'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/axis.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Axis'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/axis.html. 1910.
