y-axis

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Noun

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

y-axis (plural y-axes)

  1. (algebraic geometry) 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.
    Coordinate terms: x-axis, z-axis
    Synonym: ordinate

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