MINOR AXIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does minor axis mean? 

• MINOR AXIS (noun)
  The noun MINOR AXIS has 1 sense:

1. the shorter or shortest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid

  Familiarity information: MINOR AXIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MINOR AXIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The shorter or shortest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("minor axis" is a kind of...):

axis (a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions)

Meronyms (parts of "minor axis"):

semiminor axis (one-half the minor axis of an ellipse)