Axis

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An axis (pl.: axes) may refer to:

Mathematics

• A specific line that plays an important role is some contexts. In particular:
  • Coordinate axis of a coordinate system
    • x-axis, y-axis, z-axis, common names for the coordinate axes of a Cartesian coordinate system
  • Axis of rotation
  • Axis of symmetry
  • Axis of a conic section

Politics

• Axis powers of World War II, 1936–1945.
• Axis of evil (first used in 2002), U.S. President George W. Bush's description of Iran, Iraq, and North Korea
• Axis of Resistance (first used in 2002), the Shia alliance of Iran, Syria, and Hezbollah
• Political spectrum, sometimes called an axis

Science

• Axis (anatomy), the second cervical vertebra of the spine
• Axis (genus), a genus of deer
• Axis, an anatomical term of orientation
• Axis, a botanical term meaning the line through the centre of a plant
• Optical axis, a line of rotational symmetry
• Axis (journal), online journal published by The Mineralogical Record

Technology

• Apache Axis, a web-service framework from Apache Software Foundation
• Yahoo! Axis, a mobile web browser

Arts and entertainment

Music

• Axis: Bold as Love (1967), a studio album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
• Axis (Paul Bley album) (1977)
• Axis (Pegz album) (2005)
• "Axis" (song), 2013, by Pet Shop Boys
• The Axis of Awesome, an Australian comedy music act that performed from 2006 to 2018

Other uses in arts and entertainment

• AXIS (comics), "Avengers & X-Men: AXIS" (2014), a Marvel Comics storyline
• Axis Amerika, the name of two teams of super-villains who have appeared in DC Comics
• Axis, an asteroid in the Gundam science fiction media franchise
• Axis (film), a 2017 drama directed by Aisha Tyler
• Axis (novel), a 2007 science-fiction novel by Robert Charles Wilson
• AXIS Dance Company, a professional contemporary dance company and dance education organization in Oakland, California, U.S.

Brands and enterprises

• Axis Bank, a private sector bank in India
• AXIS Capital, a Bermuda-based and global operating reinsurer
• Axis Communications, a Swedish manufacturer of IP cameras
• AXIS Flight Training Systems, an Austrian-based manufacturer of flight simulators
• Axis Percussion, a drum-related manufacturer
• Axis Records (disambiguation), several music labels
• Axis Telecom, a national GSM mobile operator in Indonesia
• The AXIS, a Las Vegas resort/casino concert venue

Other uses

• Axis, Alabama, an unincorporated area in the United States

See also

• Axis system of harmonic analysis
• Axes (disambiguation)
• Axial (disambiguation)
• Axios (disambiguation)
• Axis 2 (disambiguation)
• Axius (disambiguation)

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