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y-ax⋅is

  [wahy-ak-sis]
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–noun, plural y-ax⋅es  [wahy-ak-seez] . Mathematics.
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.
2. (in a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system) the axis along which values of y are measured and at which both x and z equal zero.
Origin:
1925–30
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y-ax·is   (wī'āk'sĭs)
n.   pl. y-ax·es (wī'āk'sēz)

  1. The vertical axis of a two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system.

  2. One of three axes in a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system.

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y-axis   (wī'āk'sĭs)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. The vertical axis of a two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system.

  2. One of the three axes of a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system.


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