conjugate axis
Americannoun
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the axis of a hyperbola perpendicular to the transverse axis at a point equidistant from the foci.
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the segment of this axis equal to one side of a rectangle that has its other side equal to the transverse axis and diagonals that are along the asymptotes of the hyperbola.
Etymology
Origin of conjugate axis
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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The line perpendicular to the transverse axis that passes through the center is called the conjugate axis.
From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020
The conjugate axis is perpendicular to the transverse axis and has the co-vertices as its endpoints.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015
When the conjugate axis of the hyperbola is made smaller and smaller, the nodoid approximates more and more to the series of spheres touching each other along the axis.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
The two axes of the ellipse are the major axis and the minor axis, and the two axes of the hyperbola are the transverse axis and the conjugate axis.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
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