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Meaning of major axis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The longest diameter of an ellipse, running through the center and foci, with its ends being the widest points of the shape.
  2. The diameter of a circle.

Equivalents

Čeština hlavní osa
Deutsch Hauptachse
Suomi halkaisija isoakseli
Français grand axe
Gaeilge mór-ais
日本語 長軸
Русский больша́я ось гла́вная ось

CEFR level

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

major chord Major County major depressive disorder major diameter major element major general

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