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adj
Of or pertaining to the semimajor axis, the long axis of an ellipse
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Less than major, but still significant
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- Proto-Indo-European *méǵh2s Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *méǵh2yōs Proto-Italic *majjōs Latin maiorder. Middle English major English major English semimajor From semi- + major.
