semimajor
adjEtymology From semi- + major.
1
Geometry, Mathematics, Sciences Of or pertaining to the semimajor axis, the long axis of an ellipse
- a semimajor radius
2
Less than major, but still significant
- He waited by court sixteen, a semimajor court. It had the most seating next to the Stadium and Grandstand, though less than most high school gyms.1997, Harlan Coben, Drop Shot, page 291:
- Derived terms
- semimajor axis
- Related terms
- semiminor