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axis

ax·is

axis

 
 
pronunciation:
aek sihs
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part of speech: noun
inflections: axes
definition: An axis is a real or imaginary line through the center of an object. The axis stays still while the object turns around it.
Earth makes a complete turn on its axis every twenty-four hours.
 
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ax Latin root that means axis
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