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Z-axis

Definition: Z-axis

Z-axis

Noun

1. The third axis in a 3-dimensional coordinate system.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Specialty Definition: Z-axis

Domain	Definition
Mining	A. One of the three optic axis (x, y, and z) in a biaxial crystal. The z-axis is the axis of least ease of vibration. Light vibrating parallel to the z-axis travels with minimum velocity and is called the slow ray, the z-ray, and the gamma -ray. The highest index of refraction ngamma , in biaxial minerals is the index of the slow ray vibrating parallel to the z-axis. b. One of three axes in a three-dimensional coordinate system. Crystallographers customarily use a right-handed system with the z-axis oriented positive upward, the y-axis positive to the right, and the x-axis positive toward the viewer. For mineral parameters, the z-axis is labelled c with periodic translations t3 . If one crystallographic axis is symmetrically unique, it is labelled z, except in the monoclinic system, where mineralogic convention uses the second setting labelling the uniquediad y. (references)
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Synonyms: Z-axis

Synonyms by domain: normal axis (military & defense, transportation), vertical axis, yaw axis, Z axis.

Crosswords: Z-axis

Specialty definitions using "z-axis": blanked scope, body axes ♦ earth axis ♦ gage height, gauge height. (references)

Commercial Usage: Z-axis

Domain	Title
References	Z-Axis Corporation: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)
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Usage Frequency: Z-axis

"Z-axis" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Z-axis" is used about 5 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	5	157,705

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

Usage in Company Names: Z-axis

Country	Name
USA	Z-Axis Corporation
	(more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

Modern Translation: Z-axis

Language		Translations for "z-axis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Finnish		z-akseli-tärinä (heave, longitudinal vibration, vertical vibration, z-axis vibration), vertikaalinen tärinä (heave, longitudinal vibration, vertical vibration, z-axis vibration), pystysuuntainen tärinä (heave, longitudinal vibration, vertical vibration, z-axis vibration). (various references)

French		vibration verticale (z-axis shock, z-axis vibration), vibration suivant l'axe des Z (z-axis shock, z-axis vibration), vibration longitudinale (z-axis shock, z-axis vibration), vibration axe z (z-axis vibration), choc suivant l'axe des Z (z-axis shock, z-axis vibration). (various references)

German		Z-Achsen-Schwingung (z-axis vibration), Z-Achsenschwingung (heave, longitudinal vibration, vertical vibration, z-axis vibration), Z-Achsen-Beschleunigungsmesser (ACC Az, ACC Z, Az accelerometer, Z axis ACC, Z axis accelerometer, Z-axis ACC). (various references)

Greek		δόνηση κατά την διεύθυνση του άξονα ζ (z-axis vibration), δόνηση κατά τον άξονα των z (heave, longitudinal vibration, vertical vibration, z-axis vibration). (various references)

Italian		vibrazione verticale (heave, longitudinal vibration, vertical vibration, z-axis vibration), vibrazione sull asse z (z-axis vibration). (various references)

Portuguese		vibração eixo z (z-axis vibration), guinada (lurch, sheer, yaw). (various references)

Spanish		vibración vertical (heave, longitudinal vibration, vertical vibration, z-axis vibration), vibración longitudinal (z-axis vibration), vibración en el eje Z (z-axis vibration). (various references)

Swedish		vibrationer i z-riktning (heave, longitudinal vibration, vertical vibration, z-axis vibration), vertikalt riktade vibrationer (heave, longitudinal vibration, vertical vibration, z-axis vibration). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Z-axis

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-i-s-x-z"
	-1 letter: axis.
	-2 letters: ais, sax, six, xis, zax.
	-3 letters: ai, as, ax, is, si, xi.
	Words containing the letters "a-i-s-x-z"
	+3 letters: oxazines.
	+4 letters: maximizes, sexualize.
	+5 letters: maximizers, sexualized, sexualizes.
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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial

5. Usage Frequency
6. Names: Company Usage
7. Translations: Modern
8. Anagrams

9. Bibliography

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