noun
main spindle; main shaft
Mechanical term for the primary rotating shaft in a machine tool or engine.
この工作機械の主軸は高速回転に対応している。
The main spindle of this machine tool supports high-speed rotation.
noun
linchpin; pivot; central figure
Figurative use for the most important person, element, or core of an organization, plan, or activity.
彼はプロジェクトの主軸としてチームをまとめた。
He brought the team together as the linchpin of the project.
この政策は経済再生の主軸となる。
This policy will become the pivot of economic recovery.
noun
principal axis; main axis
Mathematics and physics term for the primary axis of symmetry or rotation.
楕円の主軸を求める。
Find the principal axis of the ellipse.