Synonyms for axis
ˈæk sɪs; ˈæk sizax·is

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1. axis2

   Synonyms:
   Axis Powers

2. Axisnoun

   The alliance group before and during World War II consisting of Germany, Italy, Japan, and allied countries.

   Synonyms:
   spotted deer, cheetal, chital, axis deer, chital deer, Axis Powers

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. axisnoun

   a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions

   Synonyms:
   axis of rotation, bloc, axis vertebra

2. axisnoun

   the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged

   Synonyms:
   axis of rotation, bloc, axis vertebra

3. Axisnoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   axis of rotation, bloc, axis vertebra

4. bloc, axisnoun

   a group of countries in special alliance

   Synonyms:
   axis of rotation, bloc, axis vertebra

5. axis, axis vertebranoun

   the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head

   Synonyms:
   axis of rotation, bloc, axis vertebra

6. axis, axis of rotationnoun

   the center around which something rotates

   Synonyms:
   axis of rotation, bloc, axis vertebra

Matched Categories

1. • Alliance
   • Cervical Vertebra
   • Line
   • Stem

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. axisnoun

   Synonyms:
   shaft, spindle, arbor

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "axis":

   shaft, centreline, axle, axe, centerline, axes, osu, asse, osi, spindle, shafts, focus, linchpin, axa, countershaft, centrepiece, axles, route, thrust, strand, backbone

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. axis

   Synonyms:
   C2, see there
   

2. axis

   Synonyms:
   Anatomy C2, epistropheus, second vertebral bone, vertebra dentata

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1. Francis Cardinal George, OMI:

   Jesus Christ is the end of the ages, the axis of time. In him, the salvation which is the future that God has in store for us has already broken into time.

2. Rob Citino:

   I think we look back today on that event and we see workers trying to point us to very dangerous conditions that could have been rectified, central to the Field Trip’s discussion is an examination of how throughout World War II, African Americans pursued a double victory – one over the Axis abroad and the other over discrimination at home.

3. Rafael Poveda:

   We want mining to constitute the axis which will allow us to improve living conditions for communities and 15 million Ecuadorians.

4. Louise Bogan:

   I cannot believe that the inscrutable universe turns on an axis of suffering; surely the strange beauty of the world must somewhere rest on pure joy!

5. World War II:

   Central to the Field Trip’s discussion is an examination of how throughout World War II, African Americans pursued a double victory – one over the Axis abroad and the other over discrimination at home, major cultural, social and economic shifts amid a global conflict were changing American lives.