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axis <pl axes> [Brit ˈaksɪs, Am ˈæksəs] N

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1. axis (gen) MATH:

axis

axe m

on the x/y axis

sur l'axe des x/des y

axis of rotation

axe de rotation

2. axis (line of thought) fig:

to be on the Smith-Jones axis

se situer dans la mouvance Smith-Jones

3. axis POL, HISTORY:

the Axis Powers

les puissances de l'Axe

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to turn on its axis

tourner sur son axe

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axis

axis

commutativité

substitutability on a paradigmatic axis

axe de symétrie

axis of symmetry

axe ANAT, ASTRON, MATH

axis

the Axis

axe de rotation

axis of rotation

rotation autour d'un axe

rotation on an axis

rotation de la Terre autour de l'axe des pôles

rotation of the Earth on the Polar axis

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axis [ˈæksɪs] N MATH, POL

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axe

axis

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hauteur d'axe

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The lobby runs the length of the building along an east-west axis. en.wikipedia.org

It has a strikingly uneven shape and its axis of rotation is not exactly in its centre. en.wikipedia.org

The sun performs a dance, rotates around its axis, changing its colours. en.wikipedia.org

If we walk away from the plane along the "z" axis, (still looking backwards towards the origin), we can see more of the plane. en.wikipedia.org

Some rings may be faintly defined anteriorly and the axis dissolves in the postaxial field. en.wikipedia.org

The top spins around its own axis of symmetry; this corresponds to its intrinsic rotation. en.wikipedia.org

So the rotor possesses three degrees of rotational freedom and its axis possesses two. en.wikipedia.org

Other maneuvers, such as a spin, displace the aircraft about its vertical (yaw) axis. en.wikipedia.org

The east west axis of the fort measures 3 km. en.wikipedia.org

Note that any physical object having infinite rotational symmetry will also have the symmetry of mirror planes through the axis. en.wikipedia.org

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