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Female radio personalities for Axis propaganda during WWII
Axis Sally was the generic nickname given to women radio personalities who broadcast English-language propaganda on behalf of the European Axis powers
Axis_Sally
2021 American drama film
American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally is a 2021 American historical drama film directed by Michael Polish, from a screenplay by Vance Owen and Darryl
American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally
American_Traitor:_The_Trial_of_Axis_Sally
World War II propagandist (1912–1998)
announcer who broadcast Axis propaganda to Allied troops in Italy and North Africa. She became known as one of the "Axis Sallys", along with Mildred Gillars
Rita_Zucca
American Nazi propagandist (1900–1988)
Gillars was paroled in 1961. Along with Rita Zucca she was nicknamed "Axis Sally". She was born Mildred Elizabeth Sisk in Portland, Maine, to parents Vincent
Mildred_Gillars
American film and television actress
Mildred Gillars in the 2021 drama film American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally, which she also financed. Williams' acting talent and professional conduct
Meadow_Williams
German actor (1915–1991)
Washington, D.C. against Mildred Gillars (1900–1988), widely known as "Axis Sally." Gillars, an American broadcaster employed by German radio during World
Ullrich Haupt (actor, born 1915)
Ullrich_Haupt_(actor,_born_1915)
World War II Japanese propagandists
Similar accusations concern the propaganda broadcasts of Lord Haw-Haw and Axis Sally, and in 1949 the San Francisco Chronicle described Tokyo Rose as the "Mata
Tokyo_Rose
Austrian–American actor and producer
(2021).[citation needed] He appeared in American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally (2021) as attorney Billy Owen, and co-produced Aileen Wuornos: American
Swen_Temmel
American actor (born 1952)
Hollywood. Retrieved February 21, 2020. "'American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally' Review: Thin, Costumey Account of a Wartime Collaborator's Postwar Fate"
Mitch_Pileggi
Danish actor (born 1963)
appearances include The Man in the High Castle, American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally, and Cobra Kai. Nørgaard broke a rib during the filming of Alien Vs. Predator
Carsten_Norgaard
Federal jury found Mildred E. (Axis Sally) Gillars guilty of treason today ... "Mildred Elizabeth Sisk: American-Born Axis Sally". HistoryNet. June 12, 2006
Treason laws in the United States
Treason_laws_in_the_United_States
German actor (born 1962)
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Vietnamese radio personality (1931–2016)
Woronov in Chelsea Girls and Veronica Ngo in Da 5 Bloods. Baghdad Bob Axis Sally Eastern Jewel Lord Haw-Haw Tokyo Rose Seoul City Sue Sister Mary Jeff
Hanoi_Hannah
Nickname applied to several Nazi propaganda broadcasters
Mittler was paired with the American-born announcer Mildred Gillars in the Axis Sally programme and also broadcast to ANZAC forces in North Africa. Baillie-Stewart
Lord_Haw-Haw
Antagonist of The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
& Friends, The Third Season), Natasha is supposedly the only child of Axis Sally and Count Dracula. A former Miss Transylvania, she was expelled from college
Natasha_Fatale
Catalog of performances by American actor Al Pacino
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Romanian-German actress (born 1978)
Youth Without Youth Veronica / Laura / Rupini 2008 Miracle at St. Anna Axis Sally The Baader Meinhof Complex Petra Schelm The Reader Young Ilana Mather
Alexandra_Maria_Lara
American film producer (born 1971)
Force of Nature (2020) Boss Level (2021) American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally (2021) Midnight in the Switchgrass (2021) Out of Death (2021) Survive
Randall_Emmett
Nazi propagandist
German state radio, Mildred Gillars, who would become widely known as ‘Axis Sally’. Koischwitz and Gillars became lovers and before long Koischwitz was
Max_Otto_Koischwitz
Propaganda delivered through radio broadcast
organizations such as Voice of America and by shows such as Tokyo Rose, Axis Sally, and Lord Haw Haw. The radio was an important tool of the Nazi propaganda
Radio_propaganda
Patrick (April 22, 2021). "Michael Polish's 'American Traitor: The Trial Of Axis Sally' Gets U.S. Release Date In Vertical-Redbox Deal". Deadline Hollywood.
List of Vertical (film company) films
List_of_Vertical_(film_company)_films
Defunct American video streaming company
(January 2021) SAS: Red Notice (March 2021) American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally (May 2021) She Ball (August 2021) Black Site (May 2022) with VMI Worldwide
Redbox
American twin filmmakers
Executive 2020 Force of Nature Yes No No 2021 American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally Yes No No 2022 Terror on the Prairie Yes No No 2025 Alarum Yes No No
Polish_brothers
World War II makeshift radio
Allied military from an Axis station in Rome. Many veterans of Anzio refer to the female announcer they heard as "Axis Sally", the nickname usually used
Foxhole_radio
Topics referred to by the same term
name Sally (internet personality), French influencer and activist Axis Sally, the name given to female radio propaganda broadcasters for the Axis in World
Sally
Women-only prison in West Virginia, US
ISBN 978-0-415-99475-0. Retrieved July 17, 2011. Lucas, Richard (2010). Axis Sally: The American Voice of Nazi Germany. Casemate Publishers. pp. 223, 292
Federal_Prison_Camp,_Alderson
American defector to Nazi Germany (1921–2000)
contact with Mildred Gillars, the American broadcaster widely known as "Axis Sally", who took an immediate dislike to Monti and angrily threatened to resign
Martin_James_Monti
American-born fascist and propaganda broadcaster (1906–1946)
Thomas Kilroy's 1986 play Double Cross. Stephen Rea originated the role. Axis Sally Aycliffe Angels Azzam the American Baghdad Bob (Comical Ali) Charles Bewley
William_Joyce
American subscription-based movie ticketing service
in 2021. Originally they had acquired American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally but after its closure they will no longer produce it, the rights of the
MoviePass
over here in the cold." It was cold and it was snowing. Dent Wheeler on Axis Sally during the battle of the Bulge "There is no 'Tokyo Rose'; the name is
Music_in_World_War_II
American actor (born 1940)
he played the lead defense attorney in American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally. In 2023, Pacino returned to the screen in a supporting role by playing
Al_Pacino
American reporter
Frees 'Axis Sally,' Two Others". Ellensburg Daily Record. December 24, 1946. Retrieved January 27, 2014. Freedom of Information Request: Axis Sally, accessed
Donald_S._Day
75th Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs
Emirates. Wikiquote has quotations related to Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf. Axis Sally Hanoi Hannah Lord Haw-Haw Tokyo Rose Moussa Ibrahim "Sahhaf, Mohammed
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Japanese-American propagandist (1916–2006)
Japan portal Axis Sally, nickname for female radio personalities who broadcast English-language propaganda on behalf of the European Axis Powers Harold
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Surname list
Bishop of New York Mildred Gillars née Mildred Sisk (1900–88), nicknamed "Axis Sally", American broadcaster in Nazi Germany Tommie Sisk (born 1942) Major League
Sisk
American film producer and writer (born 1980)
Measure, King Cobra, Alone Together, and American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally. Sanghani was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on June 28, 1980, and raised in
Shaun_Sanghani
Public broadcaster in Fascist Italy
Gillars' chagrin, Zucca was also referred to as Axis Sally. Zucca's trademark sign-off was "a sweet kiss from Sally", and she was often mistaken for Gillars
Ente Italiano per le Audizioni Radiofoniche
Ente_Italiano_per_le_Audizioni_Radiofoniche
Day of the year
more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians. 1949 – Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally") is convicted of treason. 1952 – Fulgencio Batista leads a successful
March_10
British black propaganda radio station during World War II
could be compared to those used by Tokyo Rose and Axis Sally, without the heavy-handedness of the Axis programs. Soldatensender Calais, as part of its cover
Soldatensender_Calais
Language education company
Franchise". 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2025-11-07. "Mildred Gillars (a.k.a. 'Axis Sally') in WWII". Warfare History Network. 2021-06-05. Retrieved 2025-11-07
Berlitz_Corporation
American film production company
with Grandpa 2021 – Boss Level 2021 – American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally 2021 – Out of Death 2021 – Midnight in the Switchgrass 2021 – Survive
Emmett/Furla_Oasis
English language propaganda radio programme
radio organisation Charlie and his Orchestra Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft Axis Sally Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk Andrew Marshall (2020-03-12). "World War II
Germany_Calling
Private university in Delaware, Ohio, US
contributions. Others found fame in other forms: Mildred Elizabeth Sisk (aka Axis Sally) was the first American woman to be tried and sentenced for treason, convicted
Ohio_Wesleyan_University
2008 film by Spike Lee
German deserter; and Alexandra Maria Lara as Mildred Gillars, nicknamed Axis Sally, an American broadcaster employed by the Germans as a propagandist. The
Miracle_at_St._Anna
(help) Kiang, Jessica (27 May 2021). "'American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally' Review: Thin, Costumey Account of a Wartime Collaborator's Postwar Fate"
List of World War II feature films since 1990
List_of_World_War_II_feature_films_since_1990
German-born American writer and accused spy
Doman later testified in the treason trial of Mildred Gillars, known as "Axis Sally", Doman warned Gillars "to keep your distance from that Drexel woman.
Constance_Drexel
sooner)". China Business Times. July 20, 2007. Retrieved March 4, 2013. "Axis Sally: The Americans Behind That Alluring Voice". HistoryNet. November 23, 2009
List of former United States citizens who relinquished their nationality
List_of_former_United_States_citizens_who_relinquished_their_nationality
in 1956. Mildred Gillars - Guilty, jailed, released in 1961. Known as Axis Sally, died in 1988. Yoshio Harada - Native Hawaiian who assisted the Japanese
List of Allied traitors during World War II
List_of_Allied_traitors_during_World_War_II
Former military site near Frankfurt
German-American Mildred Elizabeth Sisk, one of the propagandists referred to as "Axis Sally". In July 1946 General Reinhard Gehlen (former chief of the Wehrmacht
Camp_King
Calendar year
official (d. 1947) November 29 Mildred Gillars, American broadcaster (Axis Sally), employed by Nazi Germany to disseminate propaganda during WWII (d. 1988)
1900
History of radio employees
" Axis powers radio broadcasts aimed at Allied troops also adopted the disc jockey format, featuring personalities such as Tokyo Rose and Axis Sally who
History_of_radio_disc_jockeys
Subsequently pardoned by President Gerald Ford. Mildred Gillars, also known as "Axis Sally", convicted of treason on March 8, 1949; served 12 years of a 10- to 30-year
List of people convicted of treason
List_of_people_convicted_of_treason
Calendar year
war on the United States. The U.S. responds in kind. Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally") delivers her first propaganda broadcast to Allied troops. December 11–13
1941
City in Ohio, United States
developer of Eastern Florida and "Father of Miami" Mildred Gillars (A.K.A. Axis Sally), radio personality during World War II Arthur F. Gorham, Commander of
Bellevue,_Ohio
Calendar year
Division (United States) reach the Czech city of Plzeň. Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally") delivers her last propaganda broadcast to Allied troops (the first was
1945
Month of 1961
capitalists like the sword of Damocles". Mildred Gillars, nicknamed "Axis Sally", was released from the women's federal prison in Alderson, West Virginia
July_1961
Day of the year
forces in the Philippines surrender to the Japanese. 1945 – World War II: Axis Sally delivers her last propaganda broadcast to Allied troops. 1945 – World
May_6
French journalist (1912–1945)
October 1945 at the Fort de Châtillon. Hanoi Hannah Lord Haw-Haw Tokyo Rose Axis Sally Francis Stuart Stuttgart traitor Spotts, Frederic (1 January 2008). The
Jean_Hérold-Paquis
World War II German light bomber
States Army Air Forces obtained at least one Do 17E-1, WkNr 2095. Renamed Axis Sally, it was taken to the United States after the war and tested. 1160 undergoing
Dornier_Do_17
Relationship between biological organs
The hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis (HPG axis, also known as the hypothalamic–pituitary–testicular/ovarian axis) refers to the hypothalamus, pituitary
Hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis
Hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal_axis
American novelist, poet, playwright, and magazine publisher
all will take one day. Sargent's play 100 Percent American Girl (about Axis Sally) won the Maine Playwrights Festival and a Maine International Film Festival
Colin_Wendell_Sargent
American singer-songwriter
At Nine", struck a chord with lonely servicemen during World War II. Axis Sally and Tokyo Rose played it heavily to encourage desertion. A big hit for
Floyd_Tillman
American disc jockey
Rose" and Axis Sally but Jill said later that was not the point because American servicemen did not take broadcasters like Tokyo Rose and Axis Sally seriously
GI_Jill
Military unit
key crossroads on the Amblève River. As they moved to their objectives, Axis Sally was on the radio that morning boasting of a huge counterattack though
278th Armored Cavalry Regiment
278th_Armored_Cavalry_Regiment
were also made to the United States, notably by Robert Henry Best and 'Axis Sally' Mildred Gillars. Best, a freelance journalist based in Vienna, was initially
Propaganda_in_Nazi_Germany
reproductive justice nonprofit organisation American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally (2021) – biographical drama film based on the life of Mildred Gillars
List of 2021 films based on actual events
List_of_2021_films_based_on_actual_events
City in Ohio, US
Equal Suffrage Association Mildred Gillars, American radio personality (Axis Sally) during World War II Osee M. Hall, U.S. House Representative from Minnesota
Conneaut,_Ohio
Month of 1948
architect Default date used in video game Homebrew - Patent Unknown "Axis Sally" Mildred Gillars was flown under guard in a C-54 military transport plane
August_1948
after 20 years). amosnews.ro. Retrieved 1 June 2024. Mildred Gillars, 87, Axis Sally During War. New York Times. Retrieved 10 Jun 2024. Christchurch City Council
Deaths_in_June_1988
judge in 1949 he presided over the treason trial of Mildred Gillars (aka Axis Sally) Melville Weston Fuller, chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1888–1910)
List of people from Bangor, Maine
List_of_people_from_Bangor,_Maine
Radio station at Stanford University
notoriously racy satirical program based loosely on the Tokyo Rose and Axis Sally broadcasts of World War II. Sadie, whose mission was to distract male
KZSU
Legal drama film centered on a trial
play Court Martial by Swadesh Deepak. American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally 2021 It is based on the life of Mildred Gillars, an American singer and
Trial_film
Florieda Batson, hurdler (died 1996) November 29 – Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally"), Nazi propaganda broadcaster (died 1988) December 6 – Agnes Moorehead
1900_in_the_United_States
Month of 1948
Iraqi-Jewish businessman (hanged after a show trial) In Washington, "Axis Sally" Mildred Gillars pleaded not guilty to charges of broadcasting wartime
September_1948
Radio and television transmissions across borders
"Lord Hee-Haw", and Mildred Gillars, one of the two announcers called "Axis Sally". Listeners to German programs often tuned in for curiosity's sake—at
International_broadcasting
Month of 1949
Quitting U.N. Health Agency". The New York Times: 3. February 17, 1949. "'Axis Sally' Loses Acquittal Motion". The New York Times. February 18, 1949. p. 12
February_1949
Category 2 Atlantic hurricane in 2020
Hurricane Sally was a destructive and slow-moving tropical cyclone that was the first hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. state of Alabama since Ivan
Hurricane_Sally
American judge
to his death. Curran presided over the trial of Mildred Gillars (aka Axis Sally) for treason in 1949.[citation needed] Gillars was coincidentally also
Edward_Matthew_Curran
American lawyer
During his tenure, DOJ prosecuted cases including those of Tokyo Rose, Axis Sally, Alger Hiss, and Judith Coplon. Notably, he was aware that the only witnesses
Alexander_M._Campbell
Month of 1949
bank fraud in a highly publicized 1934 court case The treason trial of "Axis Sally" Mildred Gillars opened in Washington. France announced de facto recognition
January_1949
Month of 1945
Nazi". Daily Express. Retrieved March 28, 2016. Lucas, Richard (2010). Axis Sally: The American Voice of Nazi Germany. Casemate. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-935149-80-4
November_1945
Radio program by the Armed Forces Radio Service
" She was sometimes referred to as America's answer to Tokyo Rose and Axis Sally, but unlike those two ladies there was never any hint of propaganda in
GI_Jive
Month in 1900
American broadcaster, known as the Nazi propaganda radio personality "Axis Sally"; as Mildred Sisk in Portland, Maine (d. 1988) The ten-member Isthmian
November_1900
American artist (1921–2009)
Cleveland, Ohio) testified in the trial of Rita Louisa Zucca, also known as “Axis Sally.” Zucca, who had renounced her American citizenship in 1941, had been
Robert_Borgatta
Month of 1949
20% Rise in Military Budget". The New York Times: 1. March 11, 1949. "'Axis Sally' Is Found Guilty; Sentence on Treason Delayed". The New York Times: 1
March_1949
WW2 United States Army unit
been there and would return. He was reported the next day in the news by Axis Sally as killed in action, the first of several times of such a report (he was
29th Ranger Battalion (United States)
29th_Ranger_Battalion_(United_States)
Class of 1918 and 1973 – broadcaster of Nazi propaganda under the name "Axis Sally" during World War II; convicted of treason and incarcerated Mary King
List of Ohio Wesleyan University people
List_of_Ohio_Wesleyan_University_people
singer and broadcast personality (born 1916) June 25 – Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally"), American Nazi propaganda broadcaster (born 1900) July 7 – Jimmy Edwards
1988_in_radio
uprising, leading to the Battle for Czech Radio. 6 May – Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally") delivers her last propaganda broadcast to Allied troops (the first was
1945_in_radio
Snyder B&W 29m June 30, 1964 video [787] The Second World War: Triumph of the Axis' Michael Birch (producer); Louis Leo Snyder B&W 25m September 23, 1963 video
List of Encyclopædia Britannica Films titles
List_of_Encyclopædia_Britannica_Films_titles
British Army officer (1920–2024)
member of the Secret Intelligence Service, and they had a daughter named Sally. Patricia Benson Sadler died in 2001. After the Second World War, Sadler
Mike_Sadler
Rotation of Earth around its axis
the rotation of planet Earth around its own axis, as well as changes in the orientation of the rotation axis in space. Earth rotates eastward, in prograde
Earth's_rotation
Polyhedron with eight triangular faces
dual polyhedron is a cube. It can be formed as the convex hull of the six axis-parallel unit vectors in three-dimensional Euclidean space. It is one of
Octahedron
1943 film by David Butler
umbrella. To get the required accessories, Kit asks Christina's roommate Sally Branch to grab the umbrella, the purse and Christina's notebook and to meet
They_Got_Me_Covered
Uncanny X-Men #120 Snowbird 1979-04 John Byrne Uncanny X-Men #120 Super-Axis 1979-05 Roy Thomas, Alan Kupperberg Invaders #40 Crossfire 1979-06 Steven
List of Marvel Comics first appearances
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Appointments made by King Charles III
Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers. For services to Education. Sally Robinson. Director of Children's Services, Hartlepool Borough Council. For
2025_Birthday_Honours
French military decoration
26 September 1939 to honour people who fought with the Allies against the Axis forces at any time during World War II. After Germany invaded and overran
Croix_de_Guerre_1939–1945
(wild boar) from Europe Phacochoerus (warthog) from Africa to Texas Deer Axis axis (chital) from Asia Cervus canadensis (American elk) in Florida Alces alces
List_of_introduced_species
Topic in comparative religion
foundation, and give it equal scientific rank with Physics . . ., Morita, Sally (1999). "Understanding the Reformative Nature of 19th-century Spiritualism"
Western esotericism and Eastern religions
Western_esotericism_and_Eastern_religions
British air force unit dealing with captured enemy aircraft
flights List of RAF Squadron Codes Citations Lake (1999), p. 88. Bennett, Sally (10 January 2006). "WW2 Peoples' War – brief history of The Rafwaffe (Flight
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AXIS SALLY
AXIS SALLY
Female
German
 Old German nickname, possibly AVIS means "refuge in war." Compare with another form of Avis.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Axis; Yoke
Girl/Female
Indian
Blessing, Prayer
Boy/Male
Egyptian
Mythical dead bull thought to be Osiris.
Girl/Female
Indian
Axis
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Pivot; Pole; Axis; Celebrity; Personality
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend
Brother of Cliges.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Norman female personal name Avice (Old French Avice, Latin Avitia, also found in a masculine form, Avitius). This is of uncertain origin, perhaps from a Celtic (Gaulish) name.French : Tanguay and Jetté have people named Avice, Avisse in Quebec from 1666. Nègre has an Avèze (Puy-de-Dome) also deriving from Avitius.
Boy/Male
Indian
Close friend, Good company, Smart one, Companion, Supreme
Female
English
 Short form of English Alisa, ALIS means "noble sort." Compare with another form of Alis.
Girl/Female
Latin American English
Bird.
Boy/Male
Egyptian
Apis.
Female
English
 English adopted use of German Avis ("refuge in war"). But its popularity in the Middle Ages was due to its association with the Latin noun avis, AVIS means "bird."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Ames.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Pivot. Pole. Axis. Celebrity.
Male
Egyptian
, Apis.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Pivot. Pole. Axis. Celebrity.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Companion. Genial. Close friend.
Female
Welsh
 Welsh form of French Alais, ALIS means "noble sort." Compare with another form of Alis.
Girl/Female
Assamese, Indian
Tall; Pivot; Pole; Axis
AXIS SALLY
AXIS SALLY
Boy/Male
Tamil
Brilliant, One who offers prayers
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Moderation; Neutrality
Girl/Female
Arabic
Kind
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Goddess Lakshmi
Boy/Male
Latin
Ardent.
Girl/Female
Native American
Bluebird eye.
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
God's Child
Girl/Female
Australian, German, Greek, Italian
Form of Alice; Noble; Nobility; From the Blessed Isles
Girl/Female
German
Strong as Man
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil, Telugu
Shape
AXIS SALLY
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AXIS SALLY
AXIS SALLY
n.
See Axis cylinder, under Axis.
a.
Revolving on an axis.
n.
The wheel which, together with the axle, forms the axis in peritrochio, which see under Axis.
n.
A genus of insects of the order Hymenoptera, including the common honeybee (Apis mellifica) and other related species. See Honeybee.
n.
The primary or secondary central line of any design.
n.
The axis deer of India.
n.
The second vertebra of the neck, or vertebra dentata.
n.
An axis; hinge; a turning point.
n.
A straight line with respect to which the different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged; as, the axis of a cylinder, i. e., the axis of a cone, that is, the straight line joining the vertex and the center of the base; the axis of a circle, any straight line passing through the center.
pl.
of Axis
n.
An axis; as, the sun's axle.
n.
Also used of the body only of the vertebra, which is prolonged anteriorly within the foramen of the first vertebra or atlas, so as to form the odontoid process or peg which serves as a pivot for the atlas and head to turn upon.
a.
Situated in the axis of anything; as an embryo which lies in the axis of a seed.
n.
The spotted deer (Cervus axis or Axis maculata) of India, where it is called hog deer and parrah (Moorish name).
a.
Of or pertaining to an axis; of the nature of, or resembling, an axis; around an axis.
n.
The stem; the central part, or longitudinal support, on which organs or parts are arranged; the central line of any body.
n.
One of several imaginary lines, assumed in describing the position of the planes by which a crystal is bounded.
a.
Turning as on an axis; rotary.
n.
The space between two axes. See Axis, 6.
n.
A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are symmetrically arranged.