"semimajor axis" meaning in English

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Noun

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): 半長軸 (Chinese Mandarin), 半长轴 (bànchángzhóu) (Chinese Mandarin), demi-grand axe [masculine] (French), Ellipsenhalbachse [feminine] (German), Halbachse f der Ellipse (German), 半長軸 (hanchōjiku) (alt: はんちょうじく) (Japanese), ana eksen (Turkish), büyük eksen (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-semimajor_axis-en-noun-4qKkHPq5 Disambiguation of Astronomy: 90 10 Disambiguation of Mathematics: 67 33 Disambiguation of Shapes: 69 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with semi-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with semi-: 79 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 77 23 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 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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