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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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of radical axis1

First recorded in 1840–50
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Example Sentences

I will conclude this lecture with a few remarks on the nature and properties of the radical axis.

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

There are several methods of constructing the radical axis in this case.

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