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单词 semimajor axis
释义

semimajor axis

[ sem-ee-mey-jer, sem-ahy-, sem-ee-, sem-ahy- ]
/ ˈsɛm iˈmeɪ dʒər, ˈsɛm aɪ-, ˌsɛm i-, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

noun

Geometry. one half the major axis of an ellipse.
Astronomy. one half the major axis of the ellipse that one celestial body describes around another, as a planet around the sun or a satellite around a planet, equivalent to the mean distance between the two bodies.

Origin of semimajor axis

First recorded in 1925–30; semi- + major

Words nearby semimajor axis

semilunar cartilage, semilunar conjunctival fold, semilunar ganglion, semilunar line, semilunar valve, semimajor axis, semimatte, semimembranosus, semimembranous, semimicroanalysis, semiminor axis
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