1. plural of axis: imaginary lines around which objects rotate or are symmetrically arranged
Usage: mathematics; geometry
2. plural of ax: tools with heavy metal blades used for chopping wood

Examples

• The Earth rotates on one of its axes every 24 hours.
• The graph shows data plotted along both axes.
• The lumberjacks sharpened their axes before starting work.
• Several axes were stored in the tool shed.
• The coordinate system has horizontal and vertical axes.
• The firefighters carried axes to break down doors.
• Crystal structures are described using three axes.
• Old axes hung on the cabin wall as decoration.