"z-axis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: z-axes [plural]
Etymology: z- + axis Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|z-|axis}} z- + axis Head templates: {{en-noun|z-axes}} z-axis (plural z-axes)
  1. (algebraic geometry) The axis on a graph of at least three dimensions that is usually drawn vertically and usually shows the range of values of a variable dependent on two other variables or the third independent variable. Categories (topical): Algebraic geometry Related terms: x-axis, y-axis Translations (axis on a graph that is usually drawn vertically): z-as [feminine] (Dutch), z-akseli (Finnish), axe des z [masculine] (French), axe des cotes [masculine] (French), Z-Achse (German), Z軸 (zetto-jiku) (Japanese), paksi z (Malay), z-akse [masculine] (Norwegian), eixo z (Portuguese), ось z (osʹ z) [feminine] (Russian), ось апплика́т (osʹ applikát) [feminine] (Russian), z-axel [common-gender] (Swedish)

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