| 单词 | abscissa |
| 释义 | abscissa n. (pl. abscissae or abscissas) Math. 1. (in a system of coordinates) the shortest distance from a point to the vertical or y-axis, measured parallel to the horizontal or x-axis; the Cartesian x-coordinate of a point (cf. ORDINATE). 2. the part of a line between a fixed point on it and an ordinate drawn to it from any other point. Etymology: mod.L abscissa (linea) fem. past part. of abscindere absciss- (as AB-, scindere cut) |
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