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axis mundi

axis mundi noun: the axis of Earth between the celestial poles, important in ancient geocentric coordinate systems.

Noun

axis mundi

  1. The axis of Earth between the celestial poles, important in ancient geocentric coordinate systems.

Origin of axis mundi

From Latin axis mundi.

Questions about axis mundi

What does axis mundi mean?
Axis mundi means the axis of Earth between the celestial poles, important in ancient geocentric coordinate systems.
What part of speech is axis mundi?
Axis mundi is a noun.

Words near axis mundi in the dictionary

  1. axis
  2. Axis Age
  3. axis cylinder
  4. axis cylinders
  5. axis deer
  6. axis mundi
  7. Axis of Epstein
  8. axis of evil
  9. axis of resistance
  10. axis of rotation
  11. axis of symmetry

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