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y-axis
y-axis (plural y-axes)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. vertical axis: the vertical axis in a two-dimensional coordinate system such as a graph
2. axis in three-dimensional coordinate system: one of the axes in the three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system, conventionally the vertical one
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