keskiranka — meaning in English

English meaning

• axis noun An imaginary straight line around which something rotates or is arranged symmetrically.
• rachis noun The backbone, made up of the vertebrae.

Senses

keskiranka is used for these senses in English:

• axis (botany) The main stem or central part about which organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged
• rachis (botany) The axis of either a compound leaf, inflorescence, or fern frond. [from 19th c.]

axis — full definition

1. noun An imaginary straight line around which something rotates or is arranged symmetrically.
2. noun A fixed reference line on a graph, used to plot and measure data.
3. noun An alliance between countries or groups acting together, especially a political or military one.
4. noun The central point or focus of an activity or discussion.

rachis — full definition

1. noun The backbone, made up of the vertebrae.
2. noun A shaft-like structural axis occurring in the body of a marine invertebrate.
3. noun The hard stem running down the middle of a bird's feather.
4. noun (botany) The main stalk that other parts, such as leaflets or flowers, grow out from on a plant.

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