Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

x-axis

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables: x-ax-is
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The axis on a graph that is usually drawn left to right and usually shows the range of values of an independent variable.

Inflected Forms

x-axes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

y-axis z-axis

Synonyms

abscissa

Questions

What does x-axis mean?: The axis on a graph that is usually drawn left to right and usually shows the range of values of an independent variable.

How to pronounce x-axis

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