Axis vs. Axle

Axis and Axle Definitions
Axis
A straight line about which a body or geometric object rotates or may be conceived to rotate.
Axle
A supporting shaft or member on or with which a wheel or a set of wheels revolves.
Axis
An unlimited line, half-line, or line segment serving to orient a space or a geometric object, especially a line about which the object is symmetric.
Axle
The spindle of an axletree.
Axis
A reference line from which distances or angles are measured in a coordinate system.
Axle
Either end of an axletree.
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Axis
A center line to which parts of a structure or body may be referred.
Axle
(obsolete) Shoulder.
Axis
An imaginary line to which elements of a work of art, such as a picture, are referred for measurement or symmetry.
Axle
The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel.
Axis
The second cervical vertebra on which the head turns.
Axle
A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree.
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Axis
Any of various central structures, such as the spinal column, or standard abstract lines used as a positional referent.
Axle
An axis.
The Sun's axle
Axis
(Botany) The main stem or central part about which organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged.
Axle
The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel.
Axis
One of three mutually perpendicular lines that define the orientation of an aircraft, with one being along its direction of travel and the other two being perpendicular to the direction of travel.
Axle
A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree.
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Axis
A line through the optical center of a lens that is perpendicular to both its surfaces.
Axle
An axis; as, the sun's axle.
Had from her axle tornThe steadfast earth.
Axis
One of three or four imaginary lines used to define the faces of a crystal and the position of its atoms.
Axle
A shaft on which a wheel rotates
Axis
An alliance of powers, such as nations, to promote mutual interests and policies.
Axis
Axis The alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936, later including Japan and other nations, that opposed the Allies in World War II.
Axis
(geometry) An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry).
The Earth rotates once a day on its axis
Axis
(mathematics) 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)
Axis
(skeleton) The second cervical vertebra of the spine
Axis
(anatomy) An imaginary, visualized plane separating two morphologically similar parts of an organism
Axis
(psychiatry) A form of classification and descriptions of mental disorders or disabilities used in manuals such as the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)
Axis
(botany) The main stem or central part about which organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged
Axis
(military) An alliance or coalition.
Axis
A deer native to Asia, of species Axis axis.
Axis
The spotted deer (Cervus axis or Axis maculata) of India, where it is called hog deer and parrah (Moorish name).
Axis
A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are symmetrically arranged.
Axis
A straight line with respect to which the different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged; as, the axis of a cylinder, i. e., the axis of a cone, that is, the straight line joining the vertex and the center of the base; the axis of a circle, any straight line passing through the center.
Axis
The stem; the central part, or longitudinal support, on which organs or parts are arranged; the central line of any body.
Axis
The second vertebra of the neck, or vertebra dentata.
Axis
One of several imaginary lines, assumed in describing the position of the planes by which a crystal is bounded.
Axis
The primary or secondary central line of any design.
Axis
A straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions
Axis
The center around which something rotates
Axis
The main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged
Axis
In World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations;
The Axis opposed the Allies in World War II
Axis
A group of countries in special alliance
Axis
The 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head