z-axis

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   the third axis in a 3-dimensional coordinate system

   Broadercoordinate axis

Questions about z-axis

What does z-axis mean?

z-axis means "the third axis in a 3-dimensional coordinate system".

How many syllables are in z-axis?

z-axis has 2 syllables: z-ax-is. The stress falls on "z-ax".

Is z-axis a common word?

z-axis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.