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Main Entry: ax·is
Pronunciation: ak-ss
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural ax·es /-sz/
1 a : a straight line about which a body or a geometric figure rotates or may be thought of as rotating b : a straight line with respect to which a body, organ, or figure is symmetrical
2 a : the second vertebra of the neck of the higher vertebrates that is prolonged anteriorly within the foramen of the first vertebra and united with the dens which serves as a pivot for the atlas and head to turn upon -- called also epistropheus b : any of various central, fundamental, or axial parts <the cerebrospinal axis> <the skeletal axis> c : AXILLA