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semimajor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
semi-ma-jor
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the semimajor axis, the long axis of an ellipse

adj

Less than major, but still significant

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *méǵyōs Proto-Italic *majjōs Latin maiorder. Middle English major English major English semimajor From semi- + major.

Inflected Forms

semi-major (alternative)

Phrases

semimajor axis

Frequently Paired Words

semiminor

Questions

What does semimajor mean?
Of or pertaining to the semimajor axis, the long axis of an ellipse
Where does semimajor come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *méǵyōs Proto-Italic *majjōs Latin maiorder. Middle English major English major English semimajor From semi- + major.

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