x-ax·is | \ ˈeks-ˌak-səs 
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\Definition of x-axis
1 : the axis in a plane Cartesian coordinate system parallel to which abscissas are measured
2 : one of the three axes in a three-dimensional rectangular coordinate system
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The first known use of x-axis was in 1886
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