1 | noun | a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions 2 | noun | the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged 3 | noun | a group of countries in special alliance 4 | noun | the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head 5 | noun | the center around which something rotates (5 meanings)

'aksuhs (IPA: ˈæksəs)

ax-is (4 letters | 2 syllables)

1549 (European Renaissance) (476 years ago)

Old English | Latin

bloc | axis vertebra | axis of rotation

coordinate axis | major axis | minor axis | optic axis | principal axis | semimajor axis | semiminor axis | rachis | spadix | scheduled territories | sterling area | sterling bloc | pin | pivot | rotor head | rotor shaft (total: 16)

line | stalk | stem | alignment | alinement | alliance | coalition | cervical vertebra | neck bone | mechanism (total: 10)

(none among common words)

axes | maxis | taxis

(none among common words)

axis of rotation | axis vertebra | off-axis reflector | x-axis | y-axis | z-axis (total: 6)

Mandarin Chinese: | 軸 (noun) Hindi: | अक्ष (noun) Arabic: | مِحوَر (noun) Spanish: | eje (general) French: | axe (general)

Axis Mountain (United States, 7549 ft)

Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil

axis.com | axis.net | Axis.info | Axis.biz

"Them" of the 40's | 1940's foe, with "the" | 40's foe | Alliance | Allies' foe | Allies' foe in W.W. II | Base line on a graph | Bisector | Bush's "___ of evil" | Bush's ___ of Evil | Bygone alliance | Center of a revolution | ... (total: 38) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

11 (International English) | 11 (North American English)

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