Defn: Of or pertaining to an axiom; having the nature of an axiom; self-evident; characterized by axioms. "Axiomatical truth." Johnson. The stores of axiomatic wisdom. I. Taylor.
AXIOMATICALLY
Ax`i*o*mat"ic*al*ly, adv.
Defn: By the use of axioms; in the form of an axiom.
AXIS
Ax"is, n. Etym: [L.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The spotted deer (Cervus axis or Axis maculata) of India, where it is called hog deer and parrah (Moorish name).
AXIS
Ax"is, n.; pl. Axes. Etym: [L. axis axis, axle. See Axle.]
Defn: 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.
2. (Math.)
Defn: 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.
3. (Bot.)