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x-axis
x-axis (plural x-axes)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. axis in two-dimensional coordinate system: the horizontal axis in a two-dimensional coordinate system
2. axis in three-dimensional coordinate system: an axis in the three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system, conventionally the horizontal one
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