major axis

English

Noun

major axis (plural major axes)

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

Related terms

minor axis

Translations

longest diameter of an ellipse

Chinese:
Mandarin: 長軸 (zh), 长轴 (zh) (chángzhóu)
Czech: hlavní osa f
French: grand axe (fr) m
German: Hauptachse f

Hungarian: főtengely
Irish: mór-ais f
Japanese: 長軸 (ちょうじく, chōjiku)
Russian: гла́вная ось f (glávnaja osʹ), больша́я ось f (bolʹšája osʹ)

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