latus rectum

American  

[ley-tuhs rek-tuhm] / ˈleɪ təs ˈrɛk təm /

noun

Geometry.

latera recta plural

1. the chord perpendicular to the principal axis and passing through a focus of an ellipse, parabola, or hyperbola.

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latus rectum British  

/ ˈlɑːtəs ˈrɛktəm /

noun

1. geometry a chord that passes through the focus of a conic and is perpendicular to the major axis

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Etymology

Origin of latus rectum

1695–1705; < New Latin: literally, straight side

Example Sentences

The endpoints of the latus rectum lie on the curve.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

The line segment that passes through the focus and is parallel to the directrix is called the latus rectum.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

TRY IT #4 Graph Identify and label the vertex, axis of symmetry, focus, directrix, and endpoints of the latus rectum.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

TRY IT #5 Graph Identify and label the vertex, axis of symmetry, focus, directrix, and endpoints of the latus rectum.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

In fundo pelvis femineae septum est a latere in latus, rectum inter et vesicam urinariam, et in medio hujus partitionis uterus, qui piroformis est, quasi ad perpendiculum jacet et cervix sua in vaginam intrat.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin