| 单词 | minor axis |
| 释义 | > as lemmasminor axis minor axis n. Geometry the shorter axis of an ellipse, which passes through its centre at right angles to the major axis. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > geometry > geometric space > [noun] > division or marking of > axis > passing through foci > perpendicular to minor axis1862 1862 Internat. Exhib.: Illustr. Catal. Industr. Dept. II. xi. §2557 The difference between major and minor axis being ·012 of an inch. 1947 H. D. Thompson Fund. Earth Sci. v. 52 Mollweide's Homalographic equal-area projection (1805) shows the entire surface of the earth inside an ellipse, the major, or equatorial axis of which is twice as long as the minor axis. 1989 W. Gellert et al. VNR Conc. Encycl. Math. (ed. 2) vii. 180 It is frequently sufficiently accurate to approximate an ellipse by circles whose radii are the radii of curvature at the end points of the major and minor axes. < as lemmas |
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