MINOR AXIS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The shorter or shortest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("minor axis" is a kind of...):

axis (a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions)

Meronyms (parts of "minor axis"):

semiminor axis (one-half the minor axis of an ellipse)

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