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major axis
noun
, Mathematics.
- the axis of an ellipse that passes through the two foci.
major axis
noun
- the longer or longest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid
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Word History and Origins
Origin of major axis1
First recorded in 1850–55
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Example Sentences
Draw the line a b, the major axis, and at a right angle to it the line c d, the minor axis of the figure.
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In form it is elliptical, with its major axis measuring about five thousand yards, and its minor about three thousand.
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Its form is that of an ellipsoid, with a major axis 26 millimetres in length, while the minor axis measures 11 millimetres.
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Draw a horizontal line, A, which is in the direction of the major axis of the ellipse—that is, the longest distance across.
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Neither is the doorway of this pylon in alignment with the other doorways on the major axis of the building.
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