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 minor axis is vertical but the end points aren’t given.
From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020
Find the endpoints of the minor axis Step 5.
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
In the case of extensive operations the surface must be considered as a compressed ellipsoid of rotation, whose minor axis coincides with the earth’s axis, and whose compression, flattening, or ellipticity is about 1/298.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
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