z-axis

z-axis

English

Etymology

z- +‎ axis

Noun

Illustration of the x, y, and z axes of a three-dimensional graph.

z-axis (plural z-axes)

1. (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.

Translations

axis on a graph that is usually drawn vertically

Finnish: z-akseli (fi) French: axe des z (fr) m, axe des cotes m German: Z-Achse Japanese: Z軸 (zetto-jiku) Malay: paksi z Norwegian: z-akse m Portuguese: eixo z Russian: ось z f (osʹ z), ось апплика́т f (osʹ applikát) Swedish: z-axel (sv) c

See also

• x-axis
• y-axis