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Plural of axis: the imaginary line around which a large round object, such as the Earth, turns.

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Used as a noun, listen here, it means: Plural of axis: the imaginary line around which a large round object, such as the Earth, turns. Used as a noun, listen here, it means: Plural of ax: a tool with a heavy metal blade on the end of a long handle, used to cut down trees or split pieces of wood.

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  • The axes of Venus, Mars and the other planets planets in the solar system help astronomers determine their poles.
  • Noun, : the skeletal axis
  • The paper focuses on three main axes of future progress †true broadband support, personalized media, and distributed control.
  • The chart wizard will prompt you to name axes if you want.
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  • ''Axes" is a heteronym, which means you may find it with different pronunciations and different meanings.
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