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Semimajor axis Moderate

Semimajor axis has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

one-half the major axis of an ellipse; the distance from the center of an ellipse to one end

2

Half of the major axis of a circle or ellipse.

See Also
semiminor axis kirkwood gap apollo semimajor axes major axis branches semimajor distances
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
axis
Rhyming Words
axis lexis wexis maxis taxis pyxis alexis orexis praxis x axis y axis z axis deixis zeuxis coaxis ptyxis rhexis rrhexis pomoxis synaxis
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