i. eksen, mihver, direk, mil. The World’s axis is oblique. (Dünya’nın ekseni eğiktir.)

The spotted deer (Cervus axis or Axis maculata) of India,
where it is called hog deer and parrah (Moorish name).

A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body,
on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing
through a body or system around which the parts are symmetrically
arranged.

A straight line with respect to which the different parts of
a magnitude are symmetrically arranged; as, the axis of a cylinder, i.
e., the axis of a cone, that is, the straight line joining the vertex
and the center of the base; the axis of a circle, any straight line
passing through the center.

The stem; the central part, or longitudinal support, on which
organs or parts are arranged; the central line of any body.

The second vertebra of the neck, or vertebra dentata.

One of several imaginary lines, assumed in describing the
position of the planes by which a crystal is bounded.

The primary or secondary central line of any design.