axis

Other forms of axis

plural

axises·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about axis

What does axis mean?

axis means "a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in axis?

axis has 2 syllables: ax-is. The stress falls on "ax". In IPA it is /ˈæksəs/.

What is another word for axis?

Close synonyms include bloc, axis vertebra, axis of rotation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is axis a common word?

axis is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.