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  2. Cartesian coordinate system - Wikipedia

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    The orientation is usually chosen so that the 90-degree angle from the first axis to the second axis looks counter-clockwise when seen from the point (0, 0, 1); a convention that is commonly called the right-hand rule. The coordinate surfaces of the Cartesian coordinates (x, y, z). The z-axis is vertical and the x-axis is

  3. English plurals - Wikipedia

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    For example, in Spanish, nouns composed of a verb and its plural object usually have the verb first and noun object last (e.g. the legendary monster chupacabras, literally "sucks-goats", or in a more natural English formation "goatsucker") and the plural form of the object noun is retained in both the singular and plural forms of the compound ...

  4. Heteronym (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    pl. of axis / ˈ æ k s ɪ z / noun pl. of axe: bases / ˈ b eɪ s ɪ z / noun plural of base / ˈ b eɪ s iː z / noun plural of basis: bass / ˈ b eɪ s / noun low in pitch / ˈ b æ s / noun a fish blessed / ˈ b l ɛ s ɪ d / adjective having divine aid / ˈ b l ɛ s t / verb past tense of bless: bow / ˈ b oʊ / noun a stringed weapon, or ...

  5. Axis - Wikipedia

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    AXIS (comics), "Avengers & X-Men: AXIS" (2014), a Marvel Comics storyline; Axis Amerika, the name of two teams of super-villains who have appeared in DC Comics; Axis, an asteroid in the Gundam science fiction media franchise; Axis, a 2017 drama directed by Aisha Tyler; Axis, a 2007 science-fiction novel by Robert Charles Wilson

  6. Abscissa and ordinate - Wikipedia

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    More technically, the abscissa of a point is the signed measure of its projection on the primary axis. Its absolute value is the distance between the projection and the origin of the axis, and its sign is given by the location on the projection relative to the origin (before: negative; after: positive). Similarly, the ordinate of a point is the ...

  7. Axis mundi - Wikipedia

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    In astronomy, axis mundi is the Latin term for the axis of Earth between the celestial poles. In a geocentric coordinate system, this is the axis of rotation of the celestial sphere. Consequently, in ancient Greco-Roman astronomy, the axis mundi [1] is the axis of rotation of the planetary spheres within the classical geocentric model of the ...

  8. Tech billionaire Elon Musk labeled a section of President-elect Trump supporters as “contemptible fools” as the online debate around visas for highly skilled workers on the right intensifies.

  9. Pencil (geometry) - Wikipedia

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    A pencil of planes, is the set of planes through a given straight line in three-space, called the axis of the pencil. The pencil is sometimes referred to as a axial-pencil [5] or fan of planes or a sheaf of planes. [6] For example, the meridians of the globe are defined by the pencil of planes on the axis of Earth's rotation.