latus rectum
[ ley-tuhs rek-tuhm ]
noun,plural la·ter·a rec·ta [ley-ter-uh-rek-tuh]. /ˈleɪ tər ə ˈrɛk tə/. Geometry.
the chord perpendicular to the principal axis and passing through a focus of an ellipse, parabola, or hyperbola.
Origin of latus rectum
11695–1705; <New Latin: literally, straight side
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British Dictionary definitions for latus rectum
latus rectum
/ (ˈlɑːtəs ˈrɛktəm) /
nounplural latera recta (ˈlætərə ˈrɛktə)
geometry a chord that passes through the focus of a conic and is perpendicular to the major axis
Origin of latus rectum
1C18: New Latin: straight side
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