"minor axis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: minor axes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|minor axes}} minor axis (plural minor axes)
  1. The shortest diameter of an ellipse, which bisects the major axis at a right angle. Derived forms: semi-minor axis, semiminor axis Coordinate_terms: major axis, semimajor axis, semi-major axis Translations (axis of an ellipse): pikkuakseli (Finnish), petit axe [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-minor_axis-en-noun-Q~FtuowK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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