y-axis

noun

The axis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top and usually shows the range of values of variable dependent on one other variable, or the second of two independent variables.

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ordinate
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Meanings

nouny-axis (plural y-axes)

plural y-axes

  1. algebraic geometryThe axis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top and usually shows the range of values of variable dependent on one other variable, or the second of two independent variables.

    Synonyms: ordinate

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe axis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top and usually shows the range of values of variable dependent on one other variable, or the second of two independent variables.

Similar
ordinate

Translations

Bulgarian ос y, ординатна ос
  • ос yaxis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top
  • ординатна ос (ordinatna os)axis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top
Dutch y-as
  • y-asaxis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top
Finnish y-akseli
  • y-akseliaxis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top
French axe des y, axe des ordonnées
  • axe des yaxis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top
  • axe des ordonnéesaxis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top
German Y-Achse
  • Y-Achseaxis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top
Italian asse y, asse delle y
  • asse yaxis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top
  • asse delle yaxis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top
Japanese Y軸
  • Y軸 (wai-jiku)axis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top
Korean Y축
  • Y축 (waichuk)axis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top
Norwegian y-akse
  • y-akseaxis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top
Polish oś rzędnych, oś y
  • oś rzędnychaxis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top
  • oś yaxis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top
Russian ось y, ось ордина́т
  • ось y (osʹ y)axis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top
  • ось ордина́т (osʹ ordinát)axis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top
Swedish y-axel
  • y-axelaxis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top
Tagalog taluhog-y
  • taluhog-yaxis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top
Turkish y ekseni, y-ekseni
  • y ekseniaxis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top
  • y-ekseniaxis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top
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APA

y-axis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/y-axis

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“y-axis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/y-axis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “y-axis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/y-axis.

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