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major axis

American  

noun

Mathematics.

  1. the axis of an ellipse that passes through the two foci.

major axis British  

noun

  1. the longer or longest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid

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Etymology

Origin of major axis

First recorded in 1850–55

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