Meanings
nounx-axis (plural x-axes)
plural x-axes
- analyticgeometryThe axis on a graph that is usually drawn left to right and usually shows the range of values of an independent variable.
Synonyms: abscissa
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe axis on a graph that is usually drawn left to right and usually shows the range of values of an independent variable.
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Translations
Bulgarian ос x, абсцисна ос
- ос xaxis drawn from left to right
- абсцисна ос (abscisna os)axis drawn from left to right
Czech osa x
- osa xaxis drawn from left to right
Danish x-akse
- x-akseaxis drawn from left to right
Dutch x-as
- x-asaxis drawn from left to right
Finnish x-akseli
- x-akseliaxis drawn from left to right
French axe des abscisses, axe des x
- axe des abscissesaxis drawn from left to right
- axe des xaxis drawn from left to right
German x-Achse
- x-Achseaxis drawn from left to right
Japanese X軸
- X軸 (ekkusu-jiku)axis drawn from left to right
Korean X축
- X축 (ekseuchuk)axis drawn from left to right
Norwegian x-akse
- x-akseaxis drawn from left to right
Polish oś x, oś odciętych
- oś xaxis drawn from left to right
- oś odciętychaxis drawn from left to right
Russian ось x, ось абсци́сс
- ось x (osʹ x)axis drawn from left to right
- ось абсци́сс (osʹ abscíss)axis drawn from left to right
Swedish x-axel
- x-axelaxis drawn from left to right
Tagalog taluhog-x, x-aksis
- taluhog-xaxis drawn from left to right
- x-aksisaxis drawn from left to right
Turkish x ekseni, x-ekseni
- x ekseniaxis drawn from left to right
- x-ekseniaxis drawn from left to right
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APA
x-axis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/x-axis
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“x-axis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/x-axis. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “x-axis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/x-axis.
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