How to Use x-axis in a Sentence
x-axis
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Soon, the application of some instrument oil, silicone grease, and Kimwipes had the x-axis and pen lifter working again.
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Stephen Cass,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 June 2025
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Y-axis ranges from $0 to $10,000; x-axis spans 2019 to 2025.
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Luke Fountain,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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One way to represent a complex number like a + ib is as a point on a plane, where a is the position on the x-axis (which can be thought of as the real number line) and b is the position on an imaginary y-axis.
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Daniel Garisto,
Quanta Magazine,
7 Nov. 2025
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In place of drums is a constant floor of undulating synth bass, which sometimes twists itself into the treble range but mostly functions as the x-axis to the percussion’s y in the vast lattice structure that supports this music.
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Daniel Bromfield,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2026
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The MiniKit uses two stepper motors to position the penholder, but rather than having the motors drive motion along the x and y axes directly, both motors are placed on opposite ends of the x-axis rail.
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Stephen Cass,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Aug. 2020
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