x axis
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x axis
[′eks ‚ak·səs] (crystallography)
A reference axis within a quartz crystal.
(mathematics)
A horizontal axis in a system of rectangular coordinates.
That line on which distances to the right or left (east or west) of the reference line are marked, especially on a map, chart, or graph.
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