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conjugate axis
noun
, Geometry.
- the axis of a hyperbola perpendicular to the transverse axis at a point equidistant from the foci.
- 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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of conjugate axis1
First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences
If the tangent at P meet the conjugate axis in t, and the transverse in N, then Ct.
From Project Gutenberg
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