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COORDINATE AXIS
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of the fixed reference lines of a coordinate system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("coordinate axis" is a kind of...):
axis (a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coordinate axis"):
x-axis (the horizontal axis in a plane coordinate system)
y-axis (the vertical axis in a plane coordinate system)
z-axis (the third axis in a 3-dimensional coordinate system)
Holonyms ("coordinate axis" is a part of...):
coordinate system; frame of reference; reference frame; reference system (a system that uses coordinates to establish position)
