semimajor axis
See also: semi-major axis
English edit
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Etymology edit
From semi- + major axis.
Noun edit
semimajor axis (plural semimajor axes)
- (geometry) Half of the major axis of a circle or ellipse.
- Coordinate term: semiminor axis
- (geometry) Half of the distances between the two branches of a hyperbola.
Translations edit
half of the major axis of a circle or ellipse
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half of the distances between the two branches of a hyperbola