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. Desmond Agu:

   A gang of armed youths ... vandalised pipeline along Azuzuama axis of the Tebidaba-Brass pipeline with dynamite and ignited fire on the line.

2. D. W. Brogan:

   For Americans war is almost all of the time a nuisance, and military skill is a luxury like Mah-Jongg. But when the issue is brought home to them, war becomes as important, for the necessary period, as business or sport. And it is hard to decide which is likely to be the more ominous for the Axis -- an American decision that this is sport, or that it is business.

3. John Hayward:

   If you really want to compete with Russia and China to prevent the 21st Century from being dominated by a new axis of evil, you must first defeat the Church of Global Warming. As long as that’s the official state religion of the Western world, we haven’t got a prayer.

4. Lieutenant General Abdul Wahab al-Saidi:

   The biggest effort now is on the western axis. If they collapse on the western axis and our forces reach Golan, you won't hear any more shots inside Falluja.

5. Jason Killmeyer:

   Should [Biden] go through with this deal, a new Axis will likely form, consisting of Russia, China, and Iran, sadly, if the last few weeks has not proved Biden’s multilateralist fantasy to be exactly that, then he will continue to weaken the United States’ international standing and destabilize volatile regions around the world.