minor axis

noun Mathematics.

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

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Origin of minor axis

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby minor axis

minoan, minocycline, minogue, minor, minor agglutinin, minor axis, minor canon, minor coin, minor duodenal papilla, minor element, minor hysteria
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British Dictionary definitions for minor axis

minor axis

noun

the shorter or shortest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid
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