English Explanatory Dictionary

major axis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The longest diameter of an ellipse, running through the center and foci, with its ends being the widest points of the shape.
  2. The diameter of a circle.

Word forms

major axis major axes

Related words

minor axis

Derived words

semimajor axis
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