• 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 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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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  • Principal axis may refer to: Principal axis (crystallography) Principal axis (mechanics) Principal axis theorem Aircraft principal axes One of the two...
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    In anatomy, the axis (from Latin axis, "axle") is the second cervical vertebra (C2) of the spine, immediately inferior to the atlas, upon which the head...
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  • Axis Records may refer to: A record label operated by Jeff Mills, which releases most of his work Former name of 4AD, a record label started in 1979 as...
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    The hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis (HPA axis or HTPA axis) is a complex set of direct influences and feedback interactions among three components:...
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    A screw axis (helical axis or twist axis) is a line that is simultaneously the axis of rotation and the line along which translation of a body occurs...
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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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    The Axis of Resistance (Persian: محور مقاومت Mehvar-e Moqâvemat; Arabic: محور المقاومة Miḥwar al-Muqāwamah) is an informal Iranian-led political and military...
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    AXIS Capital Holdings Limited is the holding company for AXIS group of companies. It offers various risk transfer products and services through subsidiaries...
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  • Longitudinal axis may refer to: In anatomy, going from head to tail; see Anatomical terms of location § Axes In aviation, nose to tail of a plane; see...
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    Axis of Justice is a non-profit organization co-founded by Serj Tankian and Tom Morello. Its purpose is to bring together musicians, fans of music, and...
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    Axis (stylized in all caps as AXIS) is an Indonesian cellular brand licensing service owned by XL Axiata, a subsidiary of the Axiata Group. It provides...
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  • that have a logical location on a two-axis spectrum because they seem randomly brought together on a one-axis left–right spectrum. Some political scientists...
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    The 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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  • Yahoo Axis was a desktop web browser extension and mobile browser for iOS devices created and developed by Yahoo. The browser made its public debut on...
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    The Monumental Axis (Portuguese: Eixo Monumental) is the central and main avenue in Brasília's city design. The avenue begins on the National Congress...
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  • Axis of time or time axis, may refer to: a representation of time as a parameter in classical mechanics, see Absolute time and space any representation...
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    The Axis of Awesome were an Australian comedy music act with members Jordan Raskopoulos, Lee Naimo and Benny Davis, active from 2006 to 2018. The trio...
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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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  • Discordance Axis was an American grindcore band formed in 1991 in East Brunswick, New Jersey. Their songs employed themes of inner struggles, science fiction...
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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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    World War II (redirect from Axis War)
    September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all the world's countries—including all the great powers—participated...
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  • 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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  • The bore axis of a firearm is the longitudinal axis through the geometric center of the gun barrel. In a rifled barrel, the projectile (bullet/ball, pellet...
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