y-axis
noun
(in a plane Cartesian coordinate system) the axis, usually vertical, along which the ordinate is measured and from which the abscissa is measured.
y-axes
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pluralof y-axis.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A x and Ay are defined to be the components of A along the x- and y-axes.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
How are the polar axes different from the x- and y-axes of the Cartesian plane?
From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015
That is, the axes will either lie on or be parallel to the x- and y-axes.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015
The field of graph theory deals not with plots of data over x- and y-axes but rather with what laypersons might call networks.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 5, 2012
Bohm had suggested swapping the values of the particles' spins along the x- and y-axes for position and momentum.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 30, 2012
