minor axis
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of minor axis
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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The minor axis is vertical but the end points aren’t given.
From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020
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
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
The longer axis is called the major axis, and the shorter axis is called the minor axis.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015
If now the strip be moved so that the point a is always on the minor axis, and the point b on the major axis, the point P describes the ellipse.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
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