ordinate axis

ˈɔːdɪnət ˈæksɪs

Definition

Definition of ordinate axis - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

y-axis

TECH.

vertical axis in a graph or chart

TECH.

The data points are plotted along the ordinate axis.
The ordinate axis shows the temperature changes over time.
Values on the ordinate axis represent the population growth.

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Images of ordinate axis

vertical axis in a graph or chart

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.

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subtangent

mathematics

part of axis between ordinate and tangent on a curve

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French:axe des ordonnées, ...
German:Ordinatenachse, ...
Italian:asse delle ordinate, ...
Spanish:eje de ordenadas, ...
Portuguese:eixo das ordenadas, ...
Chinese:纵坐标轴, ...
Japanese:縦軸, ...
Arabic:المحور الصادي, ...
Hebrew:צִיר אוֹרְדִינָטָה, ...
Russian:ординатная ось, ...
Ukrainian:ординатна вісь, ...
Hindi:ऊर्ध्वाधर अक्ष, ...
Bengali:অর্ডিনেট অক্ষ, ...
Catalan:eix de les ordenades, ...
Czech:osa y, ...
Danish:ordinatakserne, ...
Dutch:ordinaat-as, ...
Greek:κατακόρυφος άξονας, ...
Hungarian:ordinátatengely, ...
Khmer:អ័ក្សអរដោនេ, ...
Korean:세로축, ...
Persian:محور عمودی, ...
Polish:oś rzędnych, ...
Portuguese (BR):eixo das ordenadas, ...
Romanian:axa ordonatelor, ...
Swedish:ordinataxel, ...
Thai:แกนแนวตั้ง, ...
Turkish:ordinat ekseni, ...
Vietnamese:trục tung, ...

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