coordinate axis

Definitions of coordinate axis
  1. noun
    one of the fixed reference lines of a coordinate system
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    types:
    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
    type of:
    axis
    a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions
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