y-axis

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y-axis

noun y-axes

The axis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top and usually shows the range of values of variable dependent on one other variable, or the second of two independent variables.
Similar: ordinate

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noun axis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top

한국어	Y축 waichuk
日本語	Y軸 wai-jiku
Français	axe des y, axe des ordonnées
Deutsch	Y-Achse
Italiano	asse y, asse delle y
Русский	ось y osʹ y, ось ордина́т osʹ ordinát

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@misc{y_axis_2026,
  title = {y-axis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/y-axis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}