The name days originate in the list of holidays celebrated in commemoration of saints and martyrs of the church. For example, the name Karl or Carl is celebrated in Sweden on January 28, the anniversary of the death of Charlemagne (Charles magnus, i.e., 'the great').
The definition of an axis is a real or imaginary line on which something rotates, or a straight line around which things are evenly arranged. An example of axis is an imaginary line running through the earth on which the earth rotates. An example of axis is the line running through the body from head to feet determining left and right sides. axis.
In classical Cartesian algebra, the x axis is defined as a horizontal number line defining the distance from a zero point called the origin. The y axis is a vertical line de â¦ fining the vertical distance from the same origin. This system has been adapted to define axes on any number of graphing systems, from Microsoft Excel to modern machine tools.