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semiminor axis

sem·i·mi·nor ax·is
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sem-ee-mahy-ner, sem-ahy-, sem-ee-, sem-ahy-]
    • /ˈsɛm iˈmaɪ nər, ˈsɛm aɪ-, ˌsɛm i-, ˌsɛm aɪ-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sem-ee-mahy-ner, sem-ahy-, sem-ee-, sem-ahy-]
    • /ˈsɛm iˈmaɪ nər, ˈsɛm aɪ-, ˌsɛm i-, ˌsɛm aɪ-/

Definitions of semiminor axis words

  • noun semiminor axis Geometry. one half the minor axis of an ellipse. 1
  • noun semiminor axis Astronomy. one half the minor axis of the ellipse that one celestial body describes around another, as a planet around the sun. 1
  • noun semiminor axis one half of the shorter axis of an elliptical orbit 0
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Origin of semiminor axis

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; semi- + minor

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Parts of speech for Semiminor axis

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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semiminor axis popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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