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Meaning of abscissa | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
æbˈsɪs.ə

Definitions

  1. The first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.
  2. The horizontal line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the abscissa (sense above) is shown.

Equivalents

العربية الإحداثيّ السّينيّ
Български абсциса абсци́сна ос
Bosanski apscisa апсциса
Deutsch Abszisse Rechtsachse
Ελληνικά συντεταγμένη τετμημένη
Español abscisa
فارسی طول
Suomi abskissa
Français abscisse
Gaeilge aibsíse
Hrvatski apscisa апсциса
Magyar abszcissza
Bahasa Indonesia absis
Italiano ascissa
日本語 横座標 横軸
Latina abscissa
Bahasa Melayu absisa
Nederlands abscis
Polski abscysa odcięta
Português abcissa abscissa
Română abscisă
Русский абсцисса
Српски apscisa апсциса
Svenska abscissa abskissa
Tagalog higawat
Türkçe apsis
Українська абсциса
Tiếng Việt hoành độ

Examples

“The point (3,2) has 3 as its abscissa and 2 as its ordinate.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Abscissae Abscissas abscissin abscissio infiniti abscission abscission layer

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