Axis vs. Ordinate

Axisnoun

(geometry) An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry).

Axisnoun

(mathematics) A fixed one-dimensional figure, such as a line or arc, with an origin and orientation and such that its points are in one-to-one correspondence with a set of numbers; an axis forms part of the basis of a space or is used to position and locate data in a graph (a coordinate axis)

Axisnoun

(anatomy) The second cervical vertebra of the spine

Axisnoun

(psychiatry) A form of classification and descriptions of mental disorders or disabilities used in manuals such as the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)

Axisnoun

(botany) The main stem or central part about which organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged

Axisnoun

Axis axis, a deer native to Asia.

Axisnoun

The spotted deer (Cervus axis or Axis maculata) of India, where it is called hog deer and parrah (Moorish name).

Axisnoun

A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are symmetrically arranged.

Axisnoun

A straight line with respect to which the different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged; as, the axis of a cylinder, i. e., the axis of a cone, that is, the straight line joining the vertex and the center of the base; the axis of a circle, any straight line passing through the center.

Axisnoun

The stem; the central part, or longitudinal support, on which organs or parts are arranged; the central line of any body.

Axisnoun

The second vertebra of the neck, or vertebra dentata.

Axisnoun

One of several imaginary lines, assumed in describing the position of the planes by which a crystal is bounded.

Axisnoun

The primary or secondary central line of any design.

Axisnoun

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

Axisnoun

the center around which something rotates

Axisnoun

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

Axisnoun

in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations;

Axisnoun

a group of countries in special alliance

Axisnoun

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

Ordinatenoun

(geometry) The second of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.

Ordinatenoun

(geometry) The vertical line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the ordinate (sense above) is shown.

Ordinateverb

(transitive) to ordain a priest, or consecrate a bishop

Ordinateverb

(transitive) to align a series of objects

Ordinateadjective

arranged regularly in rows; orderly; disposed or arranged in an orderly or regular fashion.

Ordinateadjective

Well-ordered; orderly; regular; methodical.

Ordinatenoun

The distance of any point in a curve or a straight line, measured on a line called the axis of ordinates or on a line parallel to it, from another line called the axis of abscissas, on which the corresponding abscissa of the point is measured.

Ordinateverb

To appoint, to regulate; to harmonize.

Ordinatenoun

the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis

Ordinateverb

appoint to a clerical posts;

Ordinateverb

bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation;