| 单词 | axis | 
| 释义 | axis [`ak·sǝs]  ANATOMY 1. The second cervical vertebra in higher vertebrates; the first vertebra of amphibians.  2. The center line of an organism, organ, or other body part.  GEOLOGY 1. A line where a folded bed has maximum curvature.  2. The central portion of a mountain chain.  GRAPHIC ARTS The locus of intersection of two pencils of lines in perspective position.  MATHEMATICS 1. In a coordinate system, the line determining one of the coordinates, obtained by setting all other coordinates to zero.  2. A line of symmetry for a geometric figure.  3. For a cone whose base has a center, a line passing through this center and the vertex of the cone.  MECHANICS A line about which a body rotates.  | 
	
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