Synonyms for axis

Most common

compact · pact · spindle · spotted deer · chital · epistropheus

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   An alliance or coalition.

2. n. 2

   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

Related words

Word family

axipetal axial axile

Phrases

axis of rotation cerebrospinal axis axis deer neural axis optical axis optic axis radical axis rotational axis

Forms

Plural

axises → leagues, compacts, pacts, spindles…

Example sentences

• compact Male gorillas are compact and powerful creatures.
• pact Do Algeria and Tunisia need a mutual defense pact?
• spindle The spindle and the distaff.
• chital I have spotted a chital in jungle.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

body², pact¹, bloc¹, axle²

5 letters

arbor², stalk¹

6 letters

league¹, arbour², chital

7 letters

compact², spindle²

8 letters

alliance³

12 letters

epistropheus

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (body² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

axe

Italiano

asse

Español

eje

Deutsch

Achse