imaginary axis
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of imaginary axis
First recorded in 1700–05
Example Sentences
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The horizontal axis is the real axis, and the vertical axis is the imaginary axis.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015
Label the x-axis as the real axis and the y-axis as the imaginary axis.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015
Of course only one end of this imaginary axis can be above our horizon.
From Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. by Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony)
We have seen that the earth rotates upon its imaginary axis once in about every twenty-four hours.
From Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language by Dolmage, Cecil Goodrich Julius
The line POP′ is the imaginary axis about which the star-sphere appears to revolve, and P and P′ are the poles of the heavens.
From Astronomical Lore in Chaucer by Grimm, Florence M.
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