transverse axis
Americannoun
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the axis of a hyperbola that passes through the two foci.
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the segment of such an axis included between the vertices of the hyperbola.
Etymology
Origin of transverse axis
First recorded in 1695–1705
Example Sentences
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The foci must lie on the transverse axis and be in the interior of the hyperbola.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
Notice that when the term is positive, the transverse axis is on the x-axis.
From Textbooks • Sep. 23, 2020
When the equation is in standard form, if the y2-term is positive, the transverse axis is vertical.
From Textbooks • May 6, 2020
The line through the foci, is called the transverse axis.
From Textbooks • May 6, 2020
Its length, or longer axis, varies from 10 to 11/400ths; its breadth, or transverse axis, is 6 to 7/400ths; and its thickness, for it is much flattened, is only 4/400ths of an inch.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
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