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x-axis

x-ax·is (plural x-ax·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. axis in two-dimensional coordinate system: the horizontal axis in a two-dimensional coordinate system

2. axis in three-dimensional coordinate system: an axis in the three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system, conventionally the horizontal one

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