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অক্ষরেখা

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Bengali

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɔkʰːɔɾekʰa/, [ˈɔkʰːɔɾekʰaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɔkʰːɔɹekʰa/, [ˈɔkʰːɔɹekʰaˑ]

Noun

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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

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