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ось — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • arbor noun A shaded garden structure covered with climbing plants, used as a place to sit.
  • axis noun An imaginary straight line around which something rotates or is arranged symmetrically.
  • axle noun The rod or shaft that a wheel turns on, or that turns together with a pair of wheels.
  • kingpin noun The most important person in an organization, especially one running a large criminal enterprise.
  • pivot noun A central point or shaft on which something turns or balances.
  • shaft noun A long, narrow, straight part of a tool, weapon, or machine — such as a handle, pole, or rotating rod that transmits power.
  • spindle noun A slender rod used for spinning fiber into thread, or more generally, any rod or axis that something turns on.

Senses

ось is used for these senses in English:

  • Axis power (chiefly, in the plural) A country in the alliance (in effect before and during World War II) of Nazi Germany, Kingdom of Italy, Empire of Japan, and a few other countries, which opposed the Allies.
  • arbor A spindle of a wheel.
  • axle The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel.
  • kingpin (informal) The most important person in a usually evil undertaking or organization, often a druglord.
  • pivot A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle.
  • spindle A rod which turns, or on which something turns.

arbor — full definition

  1. noun A shaded garden structure covered with climbing plants, used as a place to sit.
  2. noun A rotating shaft or spindle in a machine, such as a lathe, that supports a moving part.

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.
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