English Explanatory Dictionary

latus rectum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The chord passing through a focus of a conic section, parallel to the directrix and terminated both ways by the curve. It is the parameter of the principal axis.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

latus rectum latera recta latus rectums

Etymology

Latin latus (“side”) + rectum (“right”)

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