Axes of coordinates in a plane

two straight lines intersecting each other, to which points are referred for the purpose of determining their relative position: they are either rectangular or oblique.

See also: Axis

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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