Oleg wrote:

>So especially for people with other language background,
>more accustomed with "dimensions", the term "axis"
>should be prominently defined, illustrated and then
>used throughout. 

In the Dictionary, at least, axis is defined early on, if not used much.  See  
http://www.jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/dicta.htm  :


           2260 117 qdoj 'dicta'   NB.  Section A:  Nouns
        Each position of the shape is called an axis of the array, 
        and axes are referred to by indices 0, 1, 2, etc.

-Dan
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