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axis
has definitions from the fields of anatomy,zoology,geometry,botany
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[ noun ] (geometry) a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions
Used in print (Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)If a is the major_axis of an ellipsoid and b and c are the other two axes , the radius_of_curvature in the ab plane at the end of the axis is * * f , and the difference in pressure along the a and b axes is * * f . If a is the major_axis of an ellipsoid and b and c are the other two axes , the radius_of_curvature in the ab plane at the end of the axis is * * f , and the difference in pressure along the a and b axes is * * f . If a is the major_axis of an ellipsoid and b and c are the other two axes , the radius_of_curvature in the ab plane at the end of the axis is * * f , and the difference in pressure along the a and b axes is * * f . (James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)The **f layers are stacked normal to the [ 111 ] axis with the lower oxygens of one layer directly above the upper oxygens of the neighboring lower layer , in such a manner that the repeat is every three layers . The only effect of lack of a center would then be to release the hydrogen_atoms to occupy general , rather_than special , positions along the [ 111 ] axis . |
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head
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[ noun ] a group of countries in special alliance
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[ noun ] in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations
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[ noun ] the center around which something rotates
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