Synonyms for Axis
ˈæk sɪs; ˈæk sizax·is

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1. axis2

   Synonyms:
   Axis Powers

2. Axisnoun

   The alliance group before and during World War II consisting of Germany, Italy, Japan, and allied countries.

   Synonyms:
   spotted deer, cheetal, chital, axis deer, chital deer, Axis Powers

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. axisnoun

   a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions

   Synonyms:
   axis of rotation, bloc, axis vertebra

2. axisnoun

   the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged

   Synonyms:
   axis of rotation, bloc, axis vertebra

3. Axisnoun

   in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations

   "the Axis opposed the Allies in World War II"

   Synonyms:
   axis of rotation, bloc, axis vertebra

4. bloc, axisnoun

   a group of countries in special alliance

   Synonyms:
   axis of rotation, bloc, axis vertebra, axis

5. axis, axis vertebranoun

   the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head

   Synonyms:
   axis of rotation, bloc, axis vertebra, axis

6. axis, axis of rotationnoun

   the center around which something rotates

   Synonyms:
   axis of rotation, bloc, axis vertebra, axis

Matched Categories

1. • Alliance
   • Cervical Vertebra
   • Line
   • Stem

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. axisnoun

   Synonyms:
   shaft, spindle, arbor

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "axis":

   shaft, centreline, axle, axe, centerline, axes, osu, asse, osi, spindle, shafts, focus, linchpin, axa, countershaft, centrepiece, axles, route, thrust, strand, backbone

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. axis

   Synonyms:
   C2, see there
   

2. axis

   Synonyms:
   Anatomy C2, epistropheus, second vertebral bone, vertebra dentata

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1. Zoran Milanovic:

   Until I see the Budapest-Belgrade axis stop burdening Croatia with refugees, I will remain convinced that they are doing something behind our back, i will remain so convinced until Serbia starts sending people to Hungary too, and not just to Croatia.

2. Rafael Poveda:

   We want mining to constitute the axis which will allow us to improve living conditions for communities and 15 million Ecuadorians.

3. Vadym Skibitsky:

   Everything related to any success on the Donetsk and Luhansk axis is going to be attributed to the armed forces of the Russian Federation and Gerasimov, the leadership of the Russian armed forces are going to try to belittle Prigozhin’s role and place however they can, so he cannot strengthen his position in the Kremlin hierarchy.

4. Rafael Poveda:

   We have made the decision that mining constitutes a central axis of our development plans, we want mining to constitute the axis which will allow us to improve living conditions for communities and 15 million Ecuadorians.

5. Bevil Conway:

   What's happening here is your visual system is looking at this thing, and you're trying to discount the chromatic bias of the daylight axis, so people either discount the blue side, in which case they end up seeing white and gold, or discount the gold side, in which case they end up with blue and black.