#axis a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions
supertype: #line.location a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
subtype: #coordinate_axis one of the fixed reference lines of a coordinate system
subtype: #x-axis the horizontal axis in a plane coordinate system
subtype: #y-axis the vertical axis in a plane coordinate system
subtype: #z-axis the third axis in a 3-dimensional coordinate system
subtype: #major_axis the longest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid; passes through the two foci
subtype: #semimajor_axis one-half the major axis of an ellipse; the distance from the center of an ellipse to one end
subtype: #minor_axis the shorter or shortest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid
subtype: #semiminor_axis one-half the minor axis of an ellipse
subtype: #principal_axis__optic_axis a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted
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