X-axis Definition

ĕksăksĭs
x-axes
noun
The horizontal, or more nearly horizontal, axis in a plane Cartesian coordinate system, along which the abscissa is measured.
Webster's New World
A similar axis that is perpendicular to the y-axis and the z-axis of a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system.
Webster's New World

(algebraic geometry) The axis on a graph that is usually drawn left to right and usually shows the range of values of an independent variable.

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Other Word Forms of X-axis

Noun

Singular:
x-axis
Plural:
x-axes

X-axis Sentence Examples

  • The value for the x axis is always given first.

  • Consider the two faces perpendicular to the x-axis.

  • The self rotation function indicates a six fold rotation axis parallel with the x-axis.

  • For clarity, the different plots are displayed on vertically displaced graphs which share the same X axis.

  • If a zero fare is charged, consumers will demand bus journeys up to the point where the demand curve cuts the x-axis.

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