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polar axes

polar axes is the plural of polar axis.

Meaning of polar axis

Noun

polar axis (plural polar axes)

  1. Of an equatorial mounting, the axis of rotation that is positioned parallel to the axis of the Earth, allowing a telescope to be turned in an hour angle or a right ascension.
  2. A fixed line, usually horizontal, used in polar coordinates and from which an angle coordinate is measured.

Questions about polar axes

What is polar axes the plural of?
Polar axes is the plural of polar axis.

Words near polar axes in the dictionary

  1. polar
  2. polar antonym
  3. polar antonyms
  4. polar area diagram
  5. polar area diagrams
  6. polar axes
  7. polar axis
  8. polar bar chart
  9. polar bar charts
  10. polar bear
  11. polar bear dip

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