Advertisement

Advertisement

radical axis

noun

Geometry.
  1. the line such that tangents drawn from any point of the line to two given circles are equal in length.


radical axis

noun

  1. a line from any point of which tangents to two given circles are of equal length. It is the line joining the points of intersection of two circles
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of radical axis1

First recorded in 1840–50
Discover More

Example Sentences

“The idea,” he said, “was to see if we could drive a wedge in the radical axis of Iran-Syria-Hezbollah” by taking Syria out of the equation.

One country after the next joined the radical axis.

Neither he nor Mr. Barak proscribed a specific plan against Syria, but both noted its connections to Iran and Hezbollah, the heavily armed Shiite Muslim group, a relationship that Mr. Barak described as “a radical axis” and “an unholy alliance.”

The intersections which lie on the radical axis are two out of the four intersections of the two circles.

Instead, Israel sees a potential benefit, saying that the collapse of his government would deal a severe blow to the “radical axis,” including enemies such as Iran, the Lebanese Shiite organization Hezbollah and Palestinian militant groups like Hamas.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


radicalradical chic