x-axis
Americannoun
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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.
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(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.
noun
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The horizontal axis of a two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system.
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One of the three axes of a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system.
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Origin of x-axis
First recorded in 1925–30
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We will see complex solutions when we solve quadratic equations whose graph does not touch the x-axis.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 23, 2020
Notice that when the term is positive, the transverse axis is on the x-axis.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 23, 2020
Also, since the point is above the x-axis.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 23, 2020
Along the x-axis is the distance between the two atoms.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
The angle between i and the x-axis is 90 degrees.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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