minor axis
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of minor axis
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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A segment perpendicular to the major axis that passes through the center and intersects the ellipse in two points is called the minor axis.
From Textbooks • May 6, 2020
The distance from the center to the endpoints of the minor axis is 2.
From Textbooks • May 6, 2020
The longer axis is called the major axis, and the shorter axis is called the minor axis.
From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015
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
The minor axis, on the other hand, is not constant, but, as we have already seen, depends on the latitude, being the product of the major axis into the sine of the latitude.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
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