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x-axis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: analytic

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: abscissa

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the horizontal axis in a plane coordinate system

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: coordinate axis

History

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ос x — axis drawn from left to right
  • Bulgarian: абсцисна ос (abscisna os) — axis drawn from left to right
  • Czech: osa x — axis drawn from left to right
  • Danish: x-akse — axis drawn from left to right
  • Dutch: x-as — axis drawn from left to right
  • Finnish: x-akseli — axis drawn from left to right
  • French: axe des abscisses — axis drawn from left to right
  • French: axe des x — axis drawn from left to right
  • German: x-Achse — axis drawn from left to right
  • Japanese: X軸 (ekkusu-jiku) — axis drawn from left to right
  • Korean: X축 (ekseuchuk) — axis drawn from left to right
  • Norwegian: x-akse — axis drawn from left to right
  • Polish: oś x — axis drawn from left to right
  • Polish: oś odciętych — axis drawn from left to right
  • Russian: ось x (osʹ x) — axis drawn from left to right
  • Russian: ось абсци́сс (osʹ abscíss) — axis drawn from left to right
  • Swedish: x-axel — axis drawn from left to right
  • Tagalog: taluhog-x — axis drawn from left to right
  • Tagalog: x-aksis — axis drawn from left to right
  • Turkish: x ekseni — axis drawn from left to right
  • Turkish: x-ekseni — axis drawn from left to right