minor axis
minor axis · minor axes
The shortest diameter of an ellipse, which bisects the major axis at a right angleThe shortest diameter of an ellipse, which bisects the major axis at a right angle.
Meaning
1 sensesThe shortest diameter of an ellipse, which bisects the major axis at a right angle.
the shorter or shortest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: minor axes| Singular | minor axis |
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irregular
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedsemiminor axis