imaginary axis

ɪˈmædʒɪnəri ˈæksɪs

imaginary axes

Definition

Definition of imaginary axis - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mathematics

TECH.

line in a complex plane representing imaginary numbers

TECH.

The imaginary axis intersects the real axis at the origin..
The function's roots were plotted along the imaginary axis.
In the graph, the imaginary axis is perpendicular to the real axis.

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Expressions with imaginary

imaginary creature

creature from stories or myths, not real

The dragon is an imaginary creature in many cultures.

imaginary friend

fictional companion created by a child

The child often talked to her imaginary friend during playtime.

imaginary place

place existing only in the mind or stories

Narnia is an imaginary place in the story.

imaginary being

creature existing only in stories or imagination

Dragons are often depicted as powerful imaginary beings.

imaginary world

made-up place or universe created for stories games or art

The novel is set in an elaborate imaginary world with its own languages.

imaginary number

number of form a + bi, b ≠ 0, i is √-1

The equation yielded an imaginary number as a solution..

Expressions with axis

axis of evil

term for nations seen as terrorism sponsors and WMD seekers

The axis of evil includes North Korea, Iran, and Iraq as stated in the speech..

road axis

central line of a road

The road axis helps in planning the road layout.

long axis

imaginary line running through the greatest length of an object

The surgeon aligned the incision along the long axis of the limb.

time axis

axis in a graph or model representing progression or position in time

On this chart, the time axis runs along the bottom from January to June.

x-axis

horizontal axis in a graph or coordinate system

Plot the data along the x-axis.

y-axis

vertical axis in a graph or coordinate system

Plot the points along the y-axis.

axis of symmetry

imaginary line dividing an object into mirror-image halves

The axis of symmetry for a circle runs through its center.

coordinate axis

fixed reference line in a coordinate system

The coordinate axis helps in plotting graphs.

rotational axis

imaginary line for celestial body rotation

The Moon's rotational axis is tilted.

axis of rotation

line joining North and South Poles

The axis of rotation of the Earth is tilted.

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cross the line

cinematography

film from the opposite side of an imaginary axis

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French:axe imaginaire, ...
German:imaginäre Achse, ...
Italian:asse immaginario, ...
Spanish:línea imaginaria, ...
Portuguese:eixo imaginário, ...
Chinese:虚轴, ...
Japanese:虚軸, ...
Arabic:مَحْوَر تَخَيُّلِي, ...
Hebrew:צִיר מְדֻמֶּה, ...
Russian:мнимая ось, ...
Ukrainian:уявна вісь, ...
Hindi:काल्पनिक अक्ष, ...
Bengali:কাল্পনিক অক্ষ, ...
Catalan:eix imaginari, ...
Czech:imaginární osa, ...
Danish:imaginær akse, ...
Dutch:imaginaire as, ...
Greek:φανταστικός άξονας, ...
Hungarian:képzetes tengely, ...
Khmer:អ័ក្សនិមិត្ត, ...
Korean:허수축, ...
Persian:محور موهومی, ...
Polish:oś urojona, ...
Portuguese (BR):eixo imaginário, ...
Romanian:axa imaginară, ...
Swedish:imaginära axeln, ...
Thai:แกนจินตภาพ, ...
Turkish:imajiner eksen, ...
Vietnamese:trục ảo, ...

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