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

A deer native to Asia, of species Axis axis.

The alliance (in effect before and during World War II) of Germany, Italy, Japan, and several minor allied countries, which opposed the Allies.

Relating to the axis

(algebraic geometry) The axis on a graph that is usually drawn left to right and usually shows the range of values of an independent variable.

(algebraic geometry) The axis on a graph of at least three dimensions that is usually drawn vertically and usually shows the range of values of a variable dependent on two other variables or the third independent variable.

(algebraic geometry) The axis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top and usually shows the range of values of variable dependent on one other variable, or the second of two independent variables.

A group of states accused by George W. Bush of sponsoring terrorism and seeking weapons of mass destruction, originally defined as Iran, Iraq, and North Korea.

The axis about which any body rotates. / The line joining the North Pole and South Pole about which the Earth rotates daily.

(mathematics) The line containing the locus of points from which the segments respectively tangent to two given circles have equal length.