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Definition of Semiminor axis
1. Noun. One-half the minor axis of an ellipse.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Semiminor Axis
Literary usage of Semiminor axis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Stereotomy by Arthur Willard French, Howard Chapin Ives (1902)
"Let R = the radius at extremity of the semiminor axis, and r = the radius at the
extremity of the major axis. Then from the above h: s:: s: B, ..."
2. Coordinate Geometry by Henry Burchard Fine, Henry Dallas Thompson (1909)
"B'C=CB = b is called the semiminor axis. 93. The chord L'L through the focus and
perpendicular to the major axis is called the latus rectum. ..."
3. Coordinate Geometry by Henry Burchard Fine, Henry Dallas Thompson (1909)
"... CB = b is called the semiminor axis. 93. The chord L'L through the focus and
perpendicular to the major axis is called the lotus rectum. ..."
4. Analytic Geometry: With Introductory Chapter on the Calculus by Claude Irwin Palmer, William Charles Krathwohl (1921)
"Find the equation of an ellipse with semimajor axis 5, semiminor axis 4, center
at point (3, —2), and major axis parallel to the x-axis. ..."
5. Analytic Geometry: With Introductory Chapter on the Calculus by Claude Irwin Palmer, William Charles Krathwohl (1921)
"Find the equation of an ellipse with semimajor axis 5, semiminor axis 4, center
at point (3, —2), and major axis parallel to the x-axis. ..."
6. Theoretical Mechanics by Percey Franklyn Smith, William Raymond Longley (1910)
"Ans. The axis must be parallel to the major axis and bisect the semiminor axis.
35. A heavy disk weighing W Ib. is set in motion by a weight P as indicated ..."
7. Science and Industry (1899)
"Take the length n' o' of the semiminor axis of the inside curve as radius, and
the point n at the end d' of the face mold for a center; extend to cut the ..."
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