x-axis

[ eks-ak-sis ]
/ ˈɛksˌæk sɪs /

noun, plural x-ax·es [eks-ak-seez]. /ˈɛksˌæk siz/. Mathematics.

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.

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Origin of x-axis

First recorded in 1925–30

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH x-axis

x-axis , y-axis.

Words nearby x-axis

xanthurenic acid, Xanthus, xat, Xaverian Brother, Xavier, x-axis, xc, X chromosome, xcl, xd, Xda
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British Dictionary definitions for x-axis

x-axis

noun

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

x-axis
[ ĕks′ăk′sĭs ]

The horizontal axis of a two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system.
One of the three axes of a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system.
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