semimajor

English

Alternative forms

  • semi-major

Etymology

semi- +‎ major

Adjective

semimajor (not comparable)

  1. (geometry) Of or pertaining to the semimajor axis, the long axis of an ellipse
    a semimajor radius
  2. Less than major, but still significant
    • 1997, Harlan Coben, Drop Shot‎, page 291:
      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.
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