Axis
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el Eje
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The plural of "axis" is "axes."
Axis(
ahk
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sihs
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A proper noun refers to the name of a person, place, or thing.
proper noun
1. (history)
a. el Eje
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The Axis conceded defeat at the end of World War II.El Eje aceptó la derrota al final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
axis
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
noun
2. (geometry)
a. el eje
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The Earth takes an entire day to rotate about its axis.A la Tierra le lleva un día entero girar sobre su eje.
3. (anatomy)
a. el axis
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Maria broke her axis and couldn't turn her head from side to side.María se rompió el axis y no podía girar la cabeza de un lado a otro.
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axis
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (mathematics)
a. el eje
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
2. (history)
a.
the Axis powerslas potencias del Eje
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axis [ˈæksɪs]
noun
axes (plural) [ˈæksiːz]
1 (Geom) etc eje (m)
2 (Anat) axis (m)
3
the Axis (Hist) el Eje
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axis
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axis
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Usage note
The plural of "axis" is "axis."
axis
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
1.
A word or phrase that is only used by experts, professionals, or academics in a particular field (e.g. exposition).
(technical)
(anatomy)
a. axis
Una vértebra que es fundamental para el movimiento de rotación de la cabeza es el axis.A vertebra that's fundamental to the rotational motion of the head is the axis.
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Axis powers
las fuerzas del Eje
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