English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
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Axiomatically
(adv.)
By the use of axioms; in the form of an axiom.
Axis
(n.)
The spotted deer (Cervus axis or Axis maculata) of India,
where it is called hog deer and parrah (Moorish name).
Axis
(n.)
A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body,
on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing
through a body or system around which the parts are symmetrically
arranged.
Axis
(n.)
A straight line with respect to which the different parts of
a magnitude are symmetrically arranged; as, the axis of a cylinder, i.
e., the axis of a cone, that is, the straight line joining the vertex
and the center of the base; the axis of a circle, any straight line
passing through the center.
Axis
(n.)
The stem; the central part, or longitudinal support, on which
organs or parts are arranged; the central line of any body.
Axis
(n.)
The second vertebra of the neck, or vertebra dentata.
Axis
(n.)
Also used of the body only of the vertebra, which is
prolonged anteriorly within the foramen of the first vertebra or atlas,
so as to form the odontoid process or peg which serves as a pivot for
the atlas and head to turn upon.
Axis
(n.)
One of several imaginary lines, assumed in describing the
position of the planes by which a crystal is bounded.
Axis
(n.)
The primary or secondary central line of any design.
Axle
(n.)
The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which
revolves with a wheel.
Axle
(n.)
A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a
car or carriage; an axletree.
Axle
(n.)
An axis; as, the sun's axle.
A bushing in the hub of a wheel, through which the axle
passes.
The journal box of a rotating axle, especially a railway
axle.
The part of the framing of a railway car or truck, by
which an axle box is held laterally, and in which it may move
vertically; -- also called a jaw in the United States, and a housing in
England.
Axled
(a.)
Having an axle; -- used in composition.
Axletree
(n.)
A spindle or axle of a wheel.
Axletree
(n.)
A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite
wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve.
Axman
(n.)
One who wields an ax.
Axmen
(pl. )
of Axman