coordinate_axis (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *coordinate axis*:
NOUN	cognition	coordinate axis	one of the fixed reference lines of a coordinate system

English > *coordinate axis*: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	One of the fixed reference lines of a coordinate system.
Part of	coordinate system, frame of reference, reference system, reference frame	A system that uses coordinates to establish position
Narrower	x-axis	The horizontal axis in a plane coordinate system
	y-axis	The vertical axis in a plane coordinate system
	z-axis	The third axis in a 3-dimensional coordinate system
Broader	axis	A straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions

HyperDic: coordinate_axis