COORDINATE AXIS

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does coordinate axis mean? 

• COORDINATE AXIS (noun)
  The noun COORDINATE AXIS has 1 sense:

1. one of the fixed reference lines of a coordinate system

  Familiarity information: COORDINATE AXIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COORDINATE AXIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of the fixed reference lines of a coordinate system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("coordinate axis" is a kind of...):

axis (a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coordinate axis"):

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)

Holonyms ("coordinate axis" is a part of...):

coordinate system; frame of reference; reference frame; reference system (a system that uses coordinates to establish position)