Plural of axis
irregular plural
The plural of axis is axes.
Forms of axis
| Singular | axis /ˈæksɪs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | axes /ˈæksəz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Plural of axis by meaning
- an imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically...: axes
- a deer native to Asia, of species Axis axis.: axises
Axes in a sentence
- A cylinder is a solid of revolution generated by rotating a rectangle about one of its axes.From the entry solid of revolution
- The monks were forbidden to carry edged weapons such as swords and axes.From the entry edged
- Dwarfish axes are some of the finest weapons available.From the entry dwarfish
- They spent hours laboriously chopping wood with bluntish axes.From the entry bluntish
- In the Wetherill diagram, no isotope is found on both axes, allowing the two decay schemes to be evaluated independently.From the entry Wetherill diagram
Meaning of axis
- noun An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry).
- noun A fixed one-dimensional figure, such as a line or arc, with an origin and orientation and such that its points are in one-to-one correspondence with a set of numbers; an axis forms part of the basis of a space or is used to position and locate data in a graph (a coordinate axis).
- noun The second cervical vertebra of the spine.
Nouns ending in -is: plural -es
Questions about the plural of axis
- What is the plural of axis?
- The plural of axis is axes.
- Is axis countable?
- Axis is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: axis (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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