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x-axis
[ eks-ak-sis ]
noun
, Mathematics.
, plural x-ax·es [eks, -ak-seez].
- Also called axis of abscissas. (in a plane Cartesian coordinate system) the axis, usually horizontal, along which the abscissa is measured and from which the ordinate is measured.
- (in a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system) the axis along which values of x are measured and at which both y and z equal zero.
x-axis
noun
- a reference axis, usually horizontal, of a graph or two- or three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system along which the x- coordinate is measured
x-axis
/ ĕks′ăk′sĭs /
- The horizontal axis of a two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system.
- One of the three axes of a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of x-axis1
First recorded in 1925–30
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Example Sentences
The value-curve of gold, expressed in money, is a straight line, parallel to the X axis.
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The tracer is then placed on the x-axis of the y-curve and clamped to the carriage, and the instrument is ready for use.
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