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minor axis

American

noun

Mathematics.

the axis of an ellipse that is perpendicular to the major axis at a point equidistant from the foci.

minor axis British

noun

the shorter or shortest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid

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Etymology

Origin of minor axis

First recorded in 1860–65

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The minor axis is vertical but the end points aren’t given.

From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020

The distance from the center to the endpoints of the minor axis is 2.

From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020

Write the parametric equations of an ellipse with center major axis of length 10, minor axis of length 6, and a counterclockwise orientation.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015

What special case of the ellipse do we have when the major and minor axis are of the same length?

From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015

In this book the terms major and minor axis will be used to designate the dimensions.

From Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught by Joshua Rose

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