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单词 semi-major axis
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semi-major axis
semi-major axis n.
Brit. /ˌsɛmɪmeɪdʒər ˈaksɪs/
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U.S. /ˌsɛˌmaɪˌmeɪdʒər ˈæksəs/
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/ˌsɛmiˌmeɪdʒər ˈæksəs/
(also semi-minor axis) half of the length of the longest (shortest) diameter of an ellipse.
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1850 J. Haan Analytical Geom. & Conic Sections v. 45 The equation to the ellipse [is]..y2/b2 + x2/a2 = 1.., a and b being termed respectively the semi-axis major and the semi-axis minor.]
1899 J. H. Grace & F. Rosenberg Coordinate Geom. iv. 50 Find the length of the ordinates of each of the curves in Ex. 3 corresponding to the middle points of the semi-major axis.
1909 C. N. Schmall First Course Analyt. Geom. viii. 191 Prove that the semi-minor axis is a mean proportional between the parts of tangent cut off.
1962 D. R. Corson & P. Lorrain Introd. Electromagn. Fields iv. 175 A charge Q is uniformly distributed throughout the volume of an ellipsoid of revolution whose semi-major axis is a and whose semi-minor axes are b.
1977 Whitaker's Almanack 156/1 The squares of the periodic times vary as the cubes of the semi-major axes.
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