axes of coordinates
\ˈakˌsēz-\
Definition of axes of coordinates
1 : two intersecting straight lines used as reference lines in plane Cartesian geometry
2 : the three straight lines having a common point that are the intersections of the three coordinate planes of reference in three-dimensional Cartesian geometry
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