Axis
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In mathematics:
- Axis of rotation, line around which an object rotates
- Axis of symmetry, a line that divides a two-dimensional object into identical shapes
- X and Y axes, or X, Y, and Z axes, perpendicular lines used in the Cartesian coordinate systemCartesian coordinate systemA Cartesian coordinate system specifies each point uniquely in a plane by a pair of numerical coordinates, which are the signed distances from the point to two fixed perpendicular directed lines, measured in the same unit of length...
- Informally, by extension, the line generated by a basis vectorBasis (linear algebra)In linear algebra, a basis is a set of linearly independent vectors that, in a linear combination, can represent every vector in a given vector space or free module, or, more simply put, which define a "coordinate system"...
in linear algebra
In science:
- Axis (anatomy)Axis (anatomy)In anatomy, the second cervical vertebra of the spine is named the axis or epistropheus.It forms the pivot upon which the first cervical vertebra , which carries the head, rotates....
, the second cervical vertebra of the spine - Axis (genus), a genus of deer
- Axis (science festival)Axis (Science Festival)AXIS is a national-level technical festival held at the Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology in Nagpur, India. One of the largest technical festivals in India, the festival is organized annually at the end of September...
, an annual technical festival held in Nagpur, India - Axial tiltAxial tiltIn astronomy, axial tilt is the angle between an object's rotational axis, and a line perpendicular to its orbital plane...
, the tilt of the axis on which the earth rotates, relative to the plane of the ecliptic - Optical axisOptical axisAn optical axis is a line along which there is some degree of rotational symmetry in an optical system such as a camera lens or microscope.The optical axis is an imaginary line that defines the path along which light propagates through the system...
, a line of rotational symmetry in an optical system - Optic axis of a crystalOptic axis of a crystalThe optic axis of a crystal is the direction in which a ray of transmitted light suffers no birefringence . Due to the internal structure of the crystal , light propagates along the optical axis differently than in other directions...
, the direction in which a ray of transmitted light suffers no birefringence - Electrocardiographic axis
- The American Psychiatric Association organizes psychiatric diagnoses on a five-axis system
In geography:
- Axis, AlabamaAxis, AlabamaAxis is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mobile County, Alabama. It has a post office with the 36505 ZIP code. The community has one site listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage, the Kirk House.-Demographics:...
, an unincorporated area
In aerospace industry:
- AXIS Flight Training SystemsAXIS Flight Training SystemsAXIS Flight Training Systems GmbH supplies flight training equipment in compliance with all regulatory standards ,ranging from Flat Panel Trainers to Full Flight Simulators...
, an Austrian based manufacturer of Flight Simulators
In politics:
- A parameter used in describing political spectrumPolitical spectrumA political spectrum is a way of modeling different political positions by placing them upon one or more geometric axes symbolizing independent political dimensions....
- Axis powersAxis PowersThe Axis powers , also known as the Axis alliance, Axis nations, Axis countries, or just the Axis, was an alignment of great powers during the mid-20th century that fought World War II against the Allies. It began in 1936 with treaties of friendship between Germany and Italy and between Germany and...
, Germany, Italy, Japan and their allies during World War II - Axis of evilAxis of evil"Axis of evil" is a term initially used by the former United States President George W. Bush in his State of the Union Address on January 29, 2002 and often repeated throughout his presidency, describing governments that he accused of helping terrorism and seeking weapons of mass destruction...
, U.S. President George W. Bush's description of Iran, Iraq, and North Korea
In music:
- Axis: Bold as LoveAxis: Bold as LoveAxis: Bold as Love is the second studio album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Under pressure from their record company to follow-up the successful debut of their May 1967 album Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold as Love was released on Track Records in the UK in December 1967...
, album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis Percussion, a US manufacturer of drum pedals and hardware
- Axis Records (disambiguation), the name of several music labels
- Axis systemAxis systemIn music, the axis system is a system of analysis originating in the work of Ernő Lendvaï, which he developed in his analysis of the music of Béla Bartók....
, a system of harmonic analysis
In fiction:
- Axis (novel)Axis (novel)Axis is a science fiction novel by author Robert Charles Wilson, published in 2007. It is a direct sequel to Wilson's Hugo Award-winning Spin, published two years earlier. The novel was a finalist for the 2008 John W...
, a science-fiction novel by Robert Charles Wilson - Axis, a colonized asteroid in the Gundam anime universe
- Axis Zeon, inhabitants of the asteroid Axis in the Gundam anime universe
- Axis ChemicalsAxis ChemicalsAxis Chemicals is a fictional chemical plant in the 1989 Batman film and in DC Comics. It is famous for being the plant where the Red Hood, the man who would become the Joker fell into a vat of toxic waste, dyeing his hair green, his skin chalk-white, and his mouth stretched into a hideously...
, a fictional chemical plant in the first Batman film and in DC Comics
In information technology:
- Apache AxisApache AxisApache Axis is an open source, XML based Web service framework. It consists of a Java and a C++ implementation of the SOAP server, and various utilities and APIs for generating and deploying Web service applications. Using Apache Axis, developers can create interoperable, distributed computing...
, an open source Web service framework from the Apache Software Foundation - Axis CommunicationsAxis CommunicationsAxis Communications AB is a Swedish manufacturer of network cameras for the physical security and video surveillance industries. It focuses on the vertical market segments transport, infrastructure, retail, banking, education, government and industrial....
, a Swedish manufacturer of IT equipment
In manufacturing processes:
- Multiaxis machiningMultiaxis machiningMultiaxis machining is a manufacturing process, where computer numerically controlled tools that move in 4 or more ways are used to manufacture parts out of metal or other materials by milling away excess material, by water jet cutting or by laser cutting...
In communication:
- Axis (A division of the Saudi Telecom CompanySaudi Telecom CompanySaudi Telecom Group, STC is a Saudi Arabia-based telecommunications company that offers landline, mobile and Internet services.-Background:...
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