minor axis
the axis of an ellipse that is perpendicular to the major axis at a point equidistant from the foci.
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How to use minor axis in a sentence
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.
Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught | Joshua RoseIts form is that of an ellipsoid, with a major axis 26 millimetres in length, while the minor axis measures 11 millimetres.
More Hunting Wasps | J. Henri FabreThe marks D D, therefore, indicate the distance across the minor axis in Fig. 113.
Practical Mechanics for Boys | J. S. ZerbeTwo small apiculi are inserted at about one-fifth the radius from the border near the ends of the minor axis.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity | Charles Sumner BoyerThe arches which stood at the extremities of the minor axis were the approaches to the imperial pavilions.
Old Rome | Robert Burn
British Dictionary definitions for minor axis
the shorter or shortest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid
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