"semimajor axis" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: semimajor axes [plural]
Etymology: From semi- + major axis. Etymology templates: {{af|en|semi-|major axis}} semi- + major axis Head templates: {{en-noun|semimajor axes}} semimajor axis (plural semimajor axes)
  1. (geometry) Half of the major axis of a circle or ellipse. Categories (topical): Geometry, Astronomy, Mathematics, Shapes Synonyms: semi-major axis Translations (half of the major axis of a circle or ellipse): demi-grand axe [masculine] (French), Ellipsenhalbachse [feminine] (German), Halbachse f der Ellipse (German), ana eksen (Turkish), büyük eksen (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-semimajor_axis-en-noun-4qKkHPq5 Disambiguation of Astronomy: 82 18 Disambiguation of Mathematics: 65 35 Disambiguation of Shapes: 70 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with semi-, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with semi-: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 56 44 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'half of the major axis of a circle or ellipse': 93 7
  2. (geometry) Half of the distances between the two branches of a hyperbola. Categories (topical): Geometry
    Sense id: en-semimajor_axis-en-noun-cM~xSmRW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 41 59 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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