| naught | complete failure, all my efforts led to naught |
axis
axis of rotation | the center around which something rotates |
Herschelian telescope
off-axis reflector | a reflecting telescope with the mirror slightly tilted to throw the image to the side where it can be viewed |
axis
axis vertebra | the nd cervical vertebra, serves as a pivot for turning the head |
| axis | a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions |
| coordinate axis | one of the fixed reference lines of a coordinate system |
| x-axis | the horizontal axis in a plane coordinate system |
| y-axis | the vertical axis in a plane coordinate system |
| z-axis | the third axis in a -dimensional coordinate system |
| major axis | the longest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid, passes through the two foci |
| semimajor axis | one-half the major axis of an ellipse, the distance from the center of an ellipse to one end |
| minor axis | the shorter or shortest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid |
| semiminor axis | one-half the minor axis of an ellipse |
principal axis
optic axis | a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted, in a normal eye the optic axis is the direction in which objects are seen most distinctly |
| optic axis | in a doubly refracting crystal, the line in the direction of which no double refraction occurs, a crystal may have either one or two optic axes |
| Idiom Neutral | an artificial language proposed for use as an auxiliary international language, based on Volapuk but with a vocabulary selected on the basis of the maximum internationality of the roots |
neutral spirits
ethyl alcohol | nonflavored alcohol of percent orproof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs |
bloc
axis | a group of countries in special alliance |
| Axis | in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in which later included Japan and other nations, the Axis opposed the Allies in World War II |
goldbrick
goof-off
ne'er-do-well
good-for-nothing
no-account
good-for-naught | an idle worthless person |
| neutral | one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute |
| axis | the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged |
e nothing
nil
nix
nada
null
aught
cipher
cypher
goose egg
naught
zero zilch
zip
zippob | a quantity of no importance, it looked like nothing I had ever seen before, reduced to nil all the work we had done, we racked up a pathetic goose egg, it was all for naught, I didn't hear zilch about it |
zero
nought
cipher cypher | a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number |
aleph-null
aleph-nought
aleph-zero | the smallest infinite integer |
neutral
electroneutral | having no net electric charge |
achromatic
neutral | having no hue, neutral colors like black or white |
neutral-colored
neutral-coloured | having a color that does not attract attention |
| neutral | lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics, a neutral personality that made no impression whatever |
| neutral | not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest |
impersonal
neutral | having no personal preference, impersonal criticism, a neutral observer |
| neutral | possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics |
inert
indifferent
neutral | having only a limited ability to react chemically, chemically inactive, inert matter, an indifferent chemical in a reaction |
good-for-nothing
good-for-naught
meritless
no-account
no-count
no-good
sorry | without merit, a sorry horse, a sorry excuse, a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick, the car was a no-good piece of junk |