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abscissae

ab·scis·sa
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ab-sis-uh]
    • /æbˈsɪs ə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ab-sis-uh]
    • /æbˈsɪs ə/

Definitions of abscissae word

  • noun plural abscissae (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the x-coordinate of a point: its distance from the y-axis measured parallel to the x-axis. 1
  • noun abscissae plural of abscissa. 0

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Origin of abscissae

First appearance:

before 1690
One of the 49% oldest English words
1690-1700; feminine of Latin abscissus (past participle of abscindere to abscind)

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Parts of speech for Abscissae

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

abscissae popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

abscissae usage trend in Literature

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