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z-axes

  • plural
    of z-axis.
    z-axis
    noun
    (in a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system) the axis along which values of z are measured and at which both x and y equal zero.

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There is no obvious choice for how the x-, y- and z-axes should be oriented.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

The plane containing the x- and z-axes is called the xz-plane, and the y- and z-axes define the yz-plane.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

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