Semimajor
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Semimajor is an adjective meaning (geometry) Of or pertaining to the semimajor axis, the long axis of an ellipse.
Meaning
(geometry) Of or pertaining to the semimajor axis, the long axis of an ellipse.
More Meanings
- Less than major, but still significant
Example Sentences
a semimajor radius
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.
Word Forms
- semi-major
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include semi-major, salient, paraxial, periplegmatic, spherical, right.
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