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eix

Pronunciation: [ˈe̞ʃ]

“eix” is a Catalan word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. axle (pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves)
  2. axis (imaginary line)

In Catalan

  1. Línia imaginària al voltant de la qual es produeix un moviment rotatori.
  2. Barra a la qual va unit un mecanisme que efectua girs.
  3. Línia imaginària amb què es podria dividir un cos simètric en dues meitats iguals, l'una oposada a l'altra.
  4. aqueix, eixe

Etymology

Inherited from Latin axem (compare Occitan ais, French ais, Spanish eje), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis”).

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