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has gloss	(noun) a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions axis
lexicalization	eng: axis
subclass of	(noun) a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent line
has subclass	(noun) one of the fixed reference lines of a coordinate system coordinate axis
has subclass	(noun) the longest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid; passes through the two foci major axis
has subclass	(noun) one-half the major axis of an ellipse; the distance from the center of an ellipse to one end semimajor axis
has subclass	(noun) the shorter or shortest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid minor axis
has subclass	(noun) one-half the minor axis of an ellipse semiminor axis
has subclass	(noun) a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted; "in a normal eye the optic axis is the direction in which objects are seen most distinctly" optic axis, principal axis
has subclass	(noun) in a doubly refracting crystal, the line in the direction of which no double refraction occurs; "a crystal may have either one or two optic axes" optic axis