a line from any point of which tangents to two given circles are of equal length. It is the line joining the points of intersection of two circles
radical axis in American English
noun
Geometry
the line such that tangents drawn from any point of the line to two given circles are equal in length
Word origin
[1840–50]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: creationism, layout, organizer, set piece, striation
Examples of 'radical axis' in a sentence
radical axis
The first formulation uses the radical axis intersecting with one of the two circles.
Djoni Haryadi Setiabudi 1999, 'ANALISIS AKURASI PERPOTONGAN GARIS DENGAN LINGKARAN DAN LINGKARAN DENGAN LINGKARAN',Jurnal Informatikahttp://puslit2.petra.ac.id/ejournal/index.php/inf/article/view/15795. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)