minor axis (Meaning)
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minor axis (n)
the shorter or shortest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid
Synonyms & Antonyms of minor axis
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minor axis Sentence Examples
- The minor axis of the ellipse intersects the major axis at its endpoints.
- The length of the minor axis is always less than the length of the major axis.
- The minor axis is perpendicular to the major axis at their point of intersection.
- The minor axis bisects the chords parallel to it.
- The area of an ellipse can be calculated as π times the product of the lengths of its major and minor axes.
- The ratio of the lengths of the minor and major axes is called the flattening of the ellipse.
- The eccentricity of an ellipse is a measure of how elongated it is, with a value closer to 0 indicating a circle and a value closer to 1 indicating a narrower shape with a longer minor axis relative to the major axis.
- The minor axis of a hyperbola is the transverse axis of its conjugate hyperbola.
- The minor axis of a parabola is the line segment joining the vertex to the midpoint of the latus rectum.
- In a Cartesian coordinate system, the minor axis of a conic section is represented by the axis of symmetry that is shorter than the major axis.
FAQs About the word minor axis
the shorter or shortest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
The minor axis of the ellipse intersects the major axis at its endpoints.
The length of the minor axis is always less than the length of the major axis.
The minor axis is perpendicular to the major axis at their point of intersection.
The minor axis bisects the chords parallel to it.
