x-axis

[ eks-ak-sis ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Mathematics.

, plural x-ax·es [eks, -ak-seez].

Also called axis of abscissas. (in a plane Cartesian coordinate system) the axis, usually horizontal, along which the abscissa is measured and from which the ordinate is measured.
(in a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system) the axis along which values of x are measured and at which both y and z equal zero.

x-axis

a reference axis, usually horizontal, of a graph or two- or three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system along which the x- coordinate is measured

x-axis

/ ĕks′ăk′sĭs /

Origin of x-axis¹

First recorded in 1925–30

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The value-curve of gold, expressed in money, is a straight line, parallel to the X axis.

The tracer is then placed on the x-axis of the y-curve and clamped to the carriage, and the instrument is ready for use.

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