Title: Axes
Description: OME-Zarr Axes.
| Array restrictions |
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| Min items | 1 |
| Max items | N/A |
| Items unicity | True |
| Additional items | False |
| Tuple validation | See below |
| Each item of this array must be | Description |
|---|
| axis | - |
1. Axes > axis¶
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| Type | object |
| Required | No |
| Additional properties | Any type allowed |
| Defined in | #/$defs/axis |
| Property | Pattern | Type | Deprecated | Definition | Title/Description |
|---|
| + name | No | string | No | - | Name of the axis. Must be unique within the coordinate system. |
| - longName | No | string | No | - | Longer name or description of the axis. |
| - type | No | string | No | - | Type of the axis. Can be a predefined type or custom type. |
| - discrete | No | boolean | No | - | Whether the dimension is discrete |
| - unit | No | string | No | - | Unit for the axis |
| - orientation | No | object | No | In axis_orientation.schema | Axis Orientation |
1.1. Property Axes > root items > name¶
Description: Name of the axis. Must be unique within the coordinate system.
1.2. Property Axes > root items > longName¶
Description: Longer name or description of the axis.
1.3. Property Axes > root items > type¶
Description: Type of the axis. Can be a predefined type or custom type.
1.4. Property Axes > root items > discrete¶
Description: Whether the dimension is discrete
1.5. Property Axes > root items > unit¶
Description: Unit for the axis
1.6. Property Axes > root items > orientation¶
Title: Axis Orientation
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| Type | object |
| Required | No |
| Additional properties | Any type allowed |
| Defined in | axis_orientation.schema |
Description: Controlled vocabulary for orientation of each spatial axis according to subject or subject-global reference.
| Property | Pattern | Type | Deprecated | Definition | Title/Description |
|---|
| + type | No | enum (of string) | No | - | - |
| + value | No | enum (of string) | No | - | - |
1.6.1. Property Axes > root items > orientation > type¶
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| Type | enum (of string) |
| Required | Yes |
Must be one of:
1.6.2. Property Axes > root items > orientation > value¶
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| Type | enum (of string) |
| Required | Yes |
Must be one of:
- “left-to-right”
- “right-to-left”
- “anterior-to-posterior”
- “posterior-to-anterior”
- “inferior-to-superior”
- “superior-to-inferior”
- “dorsal-to-ventral”
- “ventral-to-dorsal”
- “dorsal-to-palmar”
- “palmar-to-dorsal”
- “dorsal-to-plantar”
- “plantar-to-dorsal”
- “rostral-to-caudal”
- “caudal-to-rostral”
- “cranial-to-caudal”
- “caudal-to-cranial”
- “proximal-to-distal”
- “distal-to-proximal”
- “superficial-to-deep”
- “deep-to-superficial”
- “apical-to-basal”
- “basal-to-apical”
- “apex-to-base”
- “base-to-apex”
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