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B-ax•is
Pronunciation: (bē'ak"sis), [key]—
n.,
—pl. B-ax•esPronunciation: (bē'ak"sēz). [key]
Crystall.
the horizontal crystallographic axis that is in a right-left position. Cf.
A-axis, C-axis.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.