ALL meanings of latus rectum
la·tus rec·tum
L l - 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 (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
- noun latus rectum a chord that passes through the focus of a conic and is perpendicular to the major axis 0