axis in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for axis in the English»French Dictionary

axis <pl axes> [Brit ˈaksɪs, Am ˈæksəs] N

1. axis (gen) MATH:

axis

axe m

on the x/y axis

sur l'axe des x/des y

axis of rotation

axe de rotation

2. axis (line of thought) fig:

to be on the Smith-Jones axis

se situer dans la mouvance Smith-Jones

3. axis POL, HISTORY:

the Axis Powers

les puissances de l'Axe

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to turn on its axis

tourner sur son axe

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axis

axis

commutativité

substitutability on a paradigmatic axis

axe de symétrie

axis of symmetry

axe ANAT, ASTRON, MATH

axis

l'Axe

the Axis

axe de rotation

axis of rotation

rotation autour d'un axe

rotation on an axis

rotation de la Terre autour de l'axe des pôles

rotation of the Earth on the Polar axis

axis in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for axis in the English»French Dictionary

axis [ˈæksɪs] N MATH, POL

axis

axe m

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axe

axis

axis Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

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hauteur d'axe

axis height

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The lobby runs the length of the building along an east-west axis.

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A swing bridge, its main 249 ft-span could swivel on its axis and open to allow river traffic to pass.

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Each of these ranges is oriented along a northwest-southeast axis.

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There will be differences in the nature of the operational as it pertains to degrees along the end-user computing axis.

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Note that any physical object having infinite rotational symmetry will also have the symmetry of mirror planes through the axis.

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Hip rotation occurs when the femur moves along its longitudinal axis.

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In all of them, the first and third rotation axis are the same.

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Other maneuvers, such as a spin, displace the aircraft about its vertical (yaw) axis.

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It is approximately ten miles long on the northwest to southeast axis, and four miles across at its widest point.

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If we walk away from the plane along the "z" axis, (still looking backwards towards the origin), we can see more of the plane.

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