transverse axis

noun Geometry.

the axis of a hyperbola that passes through the two foci.

the segment of such an axis included between the vertices of the hyperbola.

Nearby words

transvector, transversal, transverse, transverse amputation, transverse arch, transverse axis, transverse cervical artery, transverse colon, transverse diameter, transverse dune, transverse facial artery

Origin of transverse axis

First recorded in 1695–1705

Also called transverse.

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