minor axis

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The shortest diameter of an ellipse, which bisects the major axis at a right angle.

Equivalents

Françaispetit axe

日本語短軸

3 more languages

Češtinavedlejší osa

Suomipikkuakseli

한국어단축

CEFR level

B2

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

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See also

minor canon minor celebrity minor child minor chord minor civil division minor diagonal

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