English Explanatory Dictionary

semimajor axis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Half of the major axis of a circle or ellipse.
  2. Half of the distances between the two branches of a hyperbola.

Word forms

semimajor axis semimajor axes semi-major axis

Etymology

From semi- + major axis.

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