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An '''axis''' ({{plural form}}: '''axes''')  may refer to:

==Mathematics==
*A specific [[line (geometry)|line]] (often a [[directed line]]) that plays an important role in some contexts. In particular:
** [[Coordinate axis]] of a coordinate system
*** [[x-axis|''x''-axis, ''y''-axis, ''z''-axis]], common names for the coordinate axes of a Cartesian coordinate system
** [[Axis of rotation]]
** [[Axis of symmetry]]
** Axis of a [[conic section]]

==Politics==
*[[Axis powers]] of World War II, 1936–1945.
*[[Axis of evil]] (first used in 2002), U.S. President George W. Bush's description of Iran, Iraq, and North Korea
*[[Axis of Resistance]] (first used in 2002), the Shia alliance of Iran, Syria, and Hezbollah 
*[[Axis of Upheaval]] (first used in 2024), foreign policy neologism of the Anti-western collaboration between Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea
*[[Jakarta-Pyongyang-Peking Axis]], diplomatic alignment and alliance between Indonesia, China, and North Korea during Sukarno's Presidency 
*[[Political spectrum]], sometimes called an axis

==Science==
*[[Axis (anatomy)]], the second cervical vertebra of the spine
*[[Axis (genus)|''Axis'' (genus)]], a genus of deer
*Axis, an [[Anatomical terminology#Axes|anatomical term of orientation]]
*Axis, a botanical term meaning the [[Glossary of botanical terms#axis|line through the centre of a plant]]
*[[Optical axis]], a line of rotational symmetry
*[[Axis (journal)|''Axis'' (journal)]], online journal published by The Mineralogical Record

==Technology==
*[[Apache Axis]], a web-service framework from Apache Software Foundation
*[[Yahoo! Axis]], a mobile web browser

==Arts and entertainment==
===Music===
*''[[Axis: Bold as Love]]'' (1967), a studio album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
*[[Axis (Paul Bley album)|''Axis'' (Paul Bley album)]] (1977)
*[[Axis (Pegz album)|''Axis'' (Pegz album)]] (2005)
*[[Axis (song)|"Axis" (song)]], 2013, by Pet Shop Boys
*[[The Axis of Awesome]], an Australian comedy music act that performed from 2006 to 2018

===Other uses in arts and entertainment===
*[[AXIS (comics)]], "Avengers & X-Men: AXIS" (2014), a Marvel Comics storyline
*[[Axis Amerika]], the name of two teams of super-villains who have appeared in DC Comics
*Axis, an asteroid in the [[Gundam]] science fiction media franchise
*[[Axis (film)|''Axis'' (film)]], a 2017 drama directed by Aisha Tyler
*[[Axis (novel)|''Axis'' (novel)]], a 2007 science-fiction novel by Robert Charles Wilson
*[[AXIS Dance Company]], a professional contemporary dance company and dance education organization in Oakland, California, U.S.

==Brands and enterprises ==
*[[Axis Bank]], a private sector bank in India
*[[AXIS Capital]], a Bermuda-based and global operating reinsurer
*[[Axis Communications]], a Swedish manufacturer of IP cameras
*[[AXIS Flight Training Systems]], an Austrian-based manufacturer of flight simulators
*[[Axis Percussion]], a drum-related manufacturer 
*[[Axis Records (disambiguation)]], several music labels
*[[Axis Telecom]], a national GSM mobile operator in Indonesia
*[[PH Live]], a Las Vegas resort/casino concert venue named The AXIS from December 2013 to February 2018

== Other uses==
*[[Axis, Alabama]], an unincorporated area in the United States
*Axis, a major character in the video game [[Undertale Yellow]]

==See also==
*[[Axis system]] of harmonic analysis
*[[Axes (disambiguation)]]
*[[Axial (disambiguation)]]
*[[Axios (disambiguation)]]
*[[Axis 2 (disambiguation)]]
*[[Axius (disambiguation)]]

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