latus rectum

la·tus rec·tum

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noun plural latus rectum the chord perpendicular to the principal axis and passing through a focus of an ellipse, parabola, or hyperbola. 1
noun latus rectum a chord that passes through the focus of a conic and is perpendicular to the major axis 0
noun latus rectum (geometry) The line drawn through a focus of a conic section parallel to the directrix and terminated both ways by the curve. It is the parameter of the principal axis. 0

before 1695

One of the 49% oldest English words

1695-1705; < New Latin: literally, straight side

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