axis system is a system of analysis originating in the work of Ernő Lendvai, which he developed in his analysis of the music of Béla Bartók. The axis...
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called coordinate lines, coordinate axes or just axes (plural of axis) of the system. The point where the axes meet is called the origin and has (0, 0)...
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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...
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The HPA axis, hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal (HPG) axis, hypothalamic–pituitary–thyroid (HPT) axis, and the hypothalamic–neurohypophyseal system are the...
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An off-axis optical system is an optical system in which the optical axis of the aperture is not coincident with the mechanical center of the aperture...
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The Axis powers, originally called the Rome–Berlin Axis and also Rome–Berlin–Tokyo Axis, was a military coalition that initiated World War II and fought...
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Semi-major and semi-minor axes (redirect from Major axis)
In geometry, the major axis of an ellipse is its longest diameter: a line segment that runs through the center and both foci, with ends at the two most...
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coordinate system is a three-dimensional coordinate system that specifies point positions by the distance from a chosen reference axis (axis L in the image...
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An optical axis is an imaginary line that passes through the geometrical center of an optical system such as a camera lens, microscope or telescopic sight...
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astronomy, axis mundi is the Latin term for the axis of Earth between the celestial poles. In a geocentric coordinate system, this is the axis of rotation...
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gut–brain axis is the two-way biochemical signaling that takes place between the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) and the central nervous system (CNS)....
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Aircraft principal axes (redirect from Transverse axis (aircraft))
control system consisting of small rocket thrusters used to apply asymmetrical thrust on the vehicle. Yaw Pitch Roll Normal axis, or yaw axis — an axis drawn...
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Abscissa and ordinate (redirect from Abscissas-axis)
Cartesian coordinate system: abscissa ≡ x {\displaystyle \equiv x} -axis (horizontal) coordinate, ordinate ≡ y {\displaystyle \equiv y} -axis (vertical) coordinate...
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coordinate system on a sphere, typically called the spherical polar coordinates. The plane passing through the origin and perpendicular to the polar axis (where...
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discarded the multiaxial system of diagnosis (formerly Axis I, Axis II, Axis III), listing all disorders in Section II. It has replaced Axis IV with significant...
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The hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis (HPG axis, also known as the hypothalamic–pituitary–ovarian/testicular axis) refers to the hypothalamus, pituitary...
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Moment of inertia (redirect from Principal axis (mechanics))
square of the perpendicular distance to the axis of rotation. The moment of inertia of a rigid composite system is the sum of the moments of inertia of its...
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Alignment (Dungeons & Dragons) (redirect from Alignment system)
and 1979, continued the two-axis system. The 1981 version of the Basic Set went back to the earlier one-axis alignment system. AD&D 2nd Edition, released...
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The phrase "axis of evil" was first used by U.S. President George W. Bush and originally referred to Iran, Ba'athist Iraq, and North Korea. It was used...
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Axis Bank Limited, formerly known as UTI Bank (1993–2007), is an Indian multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra...
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"Axis of Upheaval" is a term coined in 2024 by Center for a New American Security foreign policy analysts Richard Fontaine and Andrea Kendall-Taylor and...
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Axis Communications AB is a Swedish manufacturer of network cameras, access control, and network audio devices for the physical security and video surveillance...
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The electrical axis of the heart is the net direction in which the wave of depolarization travels. It is measured using an electrocardiogram (ECG). Normally...
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Rotation (redirect from Axis of rotation)
line, known as an axis of rotation. A plane figure can rotate in either a clockwise or counterclockwise sense around a perpendicular axis intersecting anywhere...
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The parallel axis theorem, also known as Huygens–Steiner theorem, or just as Steiner's theorem, named after Christiaan Huygens and Jakob Steiner, can be...
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Solar tracker (redirect from Single-axis tracker)
As the pricing, reliability, and performance of single-axis trackers have improved, the systems have been installed in an increasing percentage of utility-scale...
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Axis & Allies is a series of World War II strategy board games. The first version was initially published in 1981 and a second edition known colloquially...
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Axial tilt (redirect from Tilted axis)
known as obliquity, is the angle between an object's rotational axis and its orbital axis, which is the line perpendicular to its orbital plane; equivalently...
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automatic ink refill system (AIRS), a bulk feed ink system (BFIS), or an off-axis ink delivery system (OIDS) is a method for delivering a large volume of...
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Abu-Jamal and Grant Morrison. Morello and Serj Tankian of System of a Down are the co-founders of Axis of Justice, a political group whose declared purpose...
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