The alliance (in effect before and during World War II) of Germany, Italy, Japan, and several minor allied countries, which opposed the Allies.

A deer native to Asia, of species Axis axis.

(geometry) An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry).

Relating to the axis

The shortest diameter of an ellipse, which bisects the major axis at a right angle.

(geometry) Half of the major axis of a circle or ellipse. / (geometry) Half of the distances between the two branches of a hyperbola.

(geometry) The longest diameter of an ellipse, running through the center and foci, with its ends being the widest points of the shape. / (geometry) The diameter of a circle.

A group of states accused by George W. Bush of sponsoring terrorism and seeking weapons of mass destruction, originally defined as Iran, Iraq, and North Korea.

(algebraic geometry) The axis on a graph of at least three dimensions that is usually drawn vertically and usually shows the range of values of a variable dependent on two other variables or the third independent variable.

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