অক্ষরেখা

Bengali

Etymology

Sanskritic formation from অক্ষ (okkho) +‎ রেখা (rekha).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɔkʰːɔɾekʰa/, [ˈɔkʰːɔɾekʰaˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɔkʰːɔɹekʰa/, [ˈɔkʰːɔɹekʰaˑ]

Noun

অক্ষরেখা • (okkhorekha)

1. (geography) the earth's axis, an imaginary line joining the poles around which the earth spins

   Synonym: মেরুরেখা (merurekha)

2. (geography) the parallels of latitude, the imaginary lines round the earth's surface at equal distances from the equator

   Synonym: অক্ষবৃত্ত (okkhobritto)

3. (mathematics, geometry) an axis, an imaginary line around which an object spins or is symmetrical
4. (mathematics, geometry) a fixed one-dimentional line used to locate a point or position in a graph, specifically, in co-ordinate axis system

See also

• অক্ষবৃত্ত (okkhobritto)
• দ্রাঘিমারেখা (draghimarekha)
• নিরক্ষরেখা (nirokkhorekha)
• মূল মধ্যরেখা (mul moddhorekha)
• সমাক্ষরেখা (śomakkhorekha)