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z-axis
[ zee-ak-sis ]
noun
, Mathematics.
, plural z-ax·es [zee, -ak-seez].
- (in a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system) the axis along which values of z are measured and at which both x and y equal zero.
z-axis
noun
- a reference axis of a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system along which the z- coordinate is measured
z-axis
/ zē′ăk′sĭs /
- One of the three axes of a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of z-axis1
First recorded in 1945–50
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