AXIS

Axis

In anatomy, the second cervical vertebra of the spine is named the axis or epistropheus.

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AXIS

AXIS launched its services in April 2008. AXIS is the fastest growing national GSM mobile operator in Indonesia. The company provides 2G, 3G and BlackBerry Services nationwide and covers the world through 382 international roaming partners in 159 countries.

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axis

Noun

  1. An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry).
    The Earth rotates once a day on its axis.
  2. A fixed one-dimensional figure, such as a line or arc, with an origin and orientation and such that its points are in one-to-one correspondence with a set of numbers; an axis forms part of the basis of a space or is used to position and locate data in a graph (a coordinate axis).
  3. The second cervical vertebra of the spine.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. Axis axis, a deer native to Asia.


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