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  • 91Polar axis — Polar Po lar, a. [Cf. F. polaire. See {Pole} of the earth.] 1. Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the poles; as, polar regions; polar seas; polar winds. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 92z-axis — [zē′ak΄sis] n. pl. z axes [zē′ak΄sēz] Geom. in a three dimensional Cartesian coordinate system, the axis that is perpendicular to the x axis and the y axis and that is used to measure or plot the values of z …

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  • 93Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis — Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia * UNESCO World Heritage Site …

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  • 94Exploring the Axis — Infobox Album | Name = Exploring The Axis Type = Album Artist = Thin White Rope Released = 1985 Genre = Rock Length = 49:55 Label = Frontier Producer = Jeff Eyrich Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://wm04.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg… …

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  • 95x-axis — /eks ak sis/, n., pl. x axes /eks ak seez/. Math. 1. Also called axis of abscissas. (in a plane Cartesian coordinate system) the axis, usually horizontal, along which the abscissa is measured and from which the ordinate is measured. See diag.… …

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  • 96y-axis — /wuy ak sis/, n., pl. y axes /wuy ak seez/. Math. 1. Also called axis of ordinates. (in a plane Cartesian coordinate system) the axis, usually vertical, along which the ordinate is measured and from which the abscissa is measured. See diag. under …

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  • 97x-axis — noun Date: 1886 1. the axis in a plane Cartesian coordinate system parallel to which abscissas are measured 2. one of the three axes in a three dimensional rectangular coordinate system …

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  • 98y-axis — noun Date: 1875 1. the axis of a plane Cartesian coordinate system parallel to which ordinates are measured 2. one of the three axes in a three dimensional rectangular coordinate system …

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  • 99Tectorial membrane (axis) — Infobox Anatomy Name = Tectorial membrane (axis) Latin = membrana tectoria GraySubject = 74 GrayPage = 296 Caption = Membrana tectoria, transverse, and alar ligaments. (Membrana tectoria labeled at far left.) Caption2 = Median sagittal section… …

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  • 100x-axis — x ax•is [[t]ˈɛksˌæk sɪs[/t]] n. pl. x ax•es [[t]ˈɛksˌæk siz[/t]] 1) math. (in a plane Cartesian coordinate system) the axis, usu. horizontal, along which the abscissa is measured and from which the ordinate is measured 2) math. (in a three… …

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