semiaxis (Meaning)
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semiaxis (n.)
One half of the axis of an /llipse or other figure.
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semiaxis Sentence Examples
- The major semiaxis of an ellipse is half the length of its longest diameter.
- The semimajor axis of a planet's orbit is the mean of its perihelion and aphelion distances.
- The length of the semiminor axis of a hyperbola is less than its semimajor axis.
- The eccentricity of an ellipse can be determined from the ratio of its semiminor to semimajor axis.
- The semiaxis of a parabola is the distance from its vertex to the point where it intersects the directrix.
- The period of an orbit is proportional to the cube of the semimajor axis.
- The orbital velocity of a planet is inversely proportional to the square root of its semimajor axis.
- The Keplerian semiaxis is a parameter describing the size and shape of an elliptical orbit.
- The semiaxes of the Poincaré section are used to study the stability of periodic orbits.
- The semimajor axis of a Sun-synchronous orbit is chosen to ensure that the satellite passes over the same point on the Earth's surface at the same local time each day.
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One half of the axis of an /llipse or other figure.
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The major semiaxis of an ellipse is half the length of its longest diameter.
The semimajor axis of a planet's orbit is the mean of its perihelion and aphelion distances.
The length of the semiminor axis of a hyperbola is less than its semimajor axis.
The eccentricity of an ellipse can be determined from the ratio of its semiminor to semimajor axis.
