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noun
Half of the major axis of a circle or ellipse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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noun
Half of the distances between the two branches of a hyperbola.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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noun
one-half the major axis of an ellipse; the distance from the center of an ellipse to one end
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: axis
History
From semi- + major axis.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
