Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semimajor axis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: semi-ma-jor ax-is
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Half of the major axis of a circle or ellipse.

noun

Half of the distances between the two branches of a hyperbola.

Etymology

From semi- + major axis.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Astronomy, Mathematics.

Inflected Forms

semimajor axes (plural) semi-major axis (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

semiminor axis

Questions

What does semimajor axis mean?: Half of the major axis of a circle or ellipse.
Where does semimajor axis come from?: From semi- + major axis.

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