axis

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'axis', 'Axis': /ˈæksɪs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈæksɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ak′sis)

Inflections of 'axis' (n):
axises
npl (For the deer)
axes
npl (All other usages)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
axis,
plural: axes n		 (planet, etc.: line of rotation)eje nm
 The earth rotates on its axis.
 La Tierra gira sobre su propio eje.
axis,
plural: axes n		 figurative (alliance of countries)alianza nf
  confederación nf
 The Sino-American axis will be strengthened with this treaty.
 La alianza chino-estadounidense se verá reforzada con este tratado.
the Axis n historical (Germany's side in World War II) (Segunda Guerra Mundial)el Eje nm
 The Axis were one of the main powers in World War II.
 El Eje era una de las potencias en la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
axis n (anatomy: vertebra) (Anatomía)axis nm inv
 The axis is fused with the adjacent vertebra.
 El axis está unido a la vértebra contigua.
axis,
plural: axes n		 (geometry: reference line)eje nm
 The points were scattered along the y axis.
 Los puntos estaban diseminados a lo largo del eje y.
axis n (botany: stem and root)eje nm
 The leaves appear on the upper part of this plant's axis.
 Las hojas aparecen en la parte superior del eje de esta planta.
axis n (principal axis)eje principal nm + adj
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
Axis of Evil n (countries)eje del mal loc nom m
 Otra de James Bond luchando contra el Eje del Mal.
horizontal axis n (graph: x-axis)eje horizontal grupo nom
off-axis adj (situated away from axis)fuera del eje loc adj
screw axis (crystallography)eje helicoidal nm + adj mf
vertical axis n (y-axis on a graph)eje de ordenadas, eje de las y, eje vertical grupo nom
x-axis n (graph: horizontal axis)eje x loc nom m
y-axis n (graph: vertical axis) (eje vertical)eje y nm
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'axis' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
axial - butterfly valve - caster - coaxial - gyroscope - horizontal axis - line of symmetry - nutation - off-axis - ordinate - rachis - rotary - rotate - rotating - rotation - stem - swash - turn - uniaxial - vertical axis - wheel - x-axis - y-axis
Spanish:
eje - abscisa - eje central - eje de abscisas - eje de comunicación - eje de coordenadas - eje de las abscisas - eje de las ordenadas - eje de ordenadas - eje de simetría - eje terrestre

Collocations: the axis of Earth, the tilt of Earth's axis, the axis of [rotation, spin, symmetry], more...

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