Axis

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Axis may refer to:

In mathematics

• Axis (mathematics), lines used in a Cartesian coordinate system
  • Informally, by extension, the line generated by a basis vector in linear algebra
• Axis of rotation, line around which any body rotates
• Axis of symmetry, a line that divides a two-dimensional object into identical shapes

In politics

• A parameter used in describing political spectrum
• Axis powers (World War II), Germany, Italy, Japan and their allies
• Axis of evil (first used in 2002), U.S. President George W. Bush's description of Iran, Iraq, and North Korea
• Axis of Resistance (first used in 2002), the Shia alliance of Iran, Syria, and Hezbollah

In fiction

• Axis (novel), a science-fiction novel by Robert Charles Wilson
• Axis, a colonized asteroid in the Gundam anime universe
  • Axis Zeon, inhabitants of the asteroid Axis in the Gundam anime universe

In geography

• Axis, Alabama, an unincorporated area
• The AXIS, a concert venue inside the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada

In industry

• AXIS Capital, a Bermuda-based and global operating reinsurer
• AXIS Telekom Indonesia, a national GSM mobile operator in Indonesia
• AXIS Flight Training Systems, an Austrian-based manufacturer of flight simulators
• Multiaxis machining, a computer-controlled manufacturing process
• Axis Bank, a private sector bank in India

In music

Companies and labels

• Axis Percussion, a US manufacturer of drum pedals and hardware
• Axis Records (disambiguation), the name of several music labels

Albums

• Axis (Paul Bley album)
• Axis: Bold as Love, album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Songs

• "Axis (song)", a 2013 song by Pet Shop Boys

Other uses

• Axis system, a system of harmonic analysis

In science

• Axis (anatomy), the second cervical vertebra of the spine
• Axis (genus), a genus of deer
• Axis (science festival), an annual technical festival held in Nagpur, India
• Axial tilt, the tilt of the axis on which the earth rotates, relative to the plane of the ecliptic
• Electrocardiographic axis
• Multi-axial system of diagnosis used by the American Psychiatric Association and American Psychological Association
• Optical axis, a line of rotational symmetry in an optical system
• Optic axis of a crystal, the direction in which a ray of transmitted light suffers no birefringence
• Glossary of botanical terms#Axis, a line through the centre of a plant, usually meaning the main stem of a whole plant or inflorescence

In technology

• Apache Axis, an open source Web service framework from the Apache Software Foundation
• Axis Communications, a Swedish manufacturer of IT equipment
• Yahoo! Axis, mobile web browser

See also

• Axis 2 (disambiguation)