axis
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- noun
- /ˈæksɪs/
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- In this botanical study, the growth pattern of the flowers follows the central axis of the floral stem.
- central axis
- principal axis
Examples
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And remember I said that you cut across the long axis as you see there.
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Associated in many religions with the tree of life or the world axis, trees, unlike vegetation, represent duration.
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An elongation of the floral axis causes the flowers (which lack petals) to open.
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In flowering, fracture structures that look like flower petals form and spread out from the tube's central axis.
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The stem of the plant serves as the axis around which the leaves are arranged.
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The main axis of the tree supports the branches that spread out for sunlight.
Synonyms
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A long thin part that supports a plant or a pipe
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The long thin main stem that supports a plant's flower or leaf
A central stem that holds small leaves or flowers
Compounds
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A fixed straight line that shows where points are on a graph, like the x or y line
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The longest straight line through an ellipse that passes through its two special inner points
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The shorter diameter of an ellipse that goes through its center and meets the longer axis at right angles
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An invisible straight line through a lens or mirror center that light follows without bending
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A telescope with a tilted main mirror that sends the image to the side to avoid mirror blocking light
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The distance from the center of an ellipse or oval to its farthest edge, equal to half the longest diameter
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Half the length from the center to the edge along an ellipse's shortest diameter
How Central
Surface Forms
Etymology
Axis comes from the Latin axis, which meant an 'axle' or 'line', like the rod a wheel turns on. So the plant's main stem is seen as that central 'axle' where leaves and branches are arranged, and we call that stem the axis.