axis

Noun

• the center around which something rotates

• the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head

• a group of countries in special alliance

• in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations
  • the Axis opposed the Allies in World War II
    

• the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged

• a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  axis of rotation , axis vertebra , bloc , Axis