minor axis
noun1
The shortest diameter of an ellipse, which bisects the major axis at a right angle.
- Derived terms
- semi-minor axis, semiminor axis
- Coordinate terms
- major axis, semimajor axis, semi-major axis
noun
The shortest diameter of an ellipse, which bisects the major axis at a right angle.
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