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Definition of Absciss

1. n. See Abscissa.

Definition of Absciss

1. Noun. (alternate form of abscissa). ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To cut off by abscission. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) To separate (as a leaf from a twig) by abscission. ¹

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Definition of Absciss

1. abscissa [n -ES] - See also: abscissa

Lexicographical Neighbors of Absciss

Literary usage of Absciss

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Mechanics for Practical Men: Treatises on the Composition and Resolution of by Alexander Jamieson (1850)
"Now, the parabola BADC, is obviously composed of an infinite number of straight lines, drawn parallel to BD and bisected by the absciss AC ; consequently, ..."

2. A Treatise on the New Method of Land Surveying: With the Improved Plan of by land surveyor Thomas Hornby, Thomas Hornby (1827)
"To construct a Parabola, having the absciss and ordinate, DV and AD, given. Divide the square of the ordinate by four times the ..."

3. A Treatise on Algebraic Geometry by Dionysius Lardner (1831)
"(629,) The ordinate P'M to the diameter of a circle being produced until the rectangle under PM and the absciss AM is equal to the rectangle under the ..."

4. The Mechanics Calculator: Comprehending Principles, Rules, and Tables in the by William Grier (1853)
"To find the absciss. •v/ (the half conju.a — ordin.;) x trans, axis conjugate axis. distance between the ordinate and centre of the axis, which being added ..."

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