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Definition: Major Axis |
Major AxisNoun1. The longest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid; passes through the two foci. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Aerospace | The longest diameter of an ellipse or ellipsoid. (references) |
Space | The maximum diameter of an ellipse. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: Major Axis |
| English words defined with "major axis": Axis of a curve ♦ crosscut saw ♦ eccentricity, Ellipsoid of revolution ♦ Prolate ellipsoid ♦ rotor head, rotor shaft ♦ semimajor axis. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "major axis": 2A rupture ♦ annular combustion chamber, axial ratio ♦ circumferential break ♦ elliptic reproducing stylus tip, ellipticity ratio ♦ Gantt chart, guillotine break ♦ perifocus ♦ tilting furnace. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "major axis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | storakse. (various references) | |
Dutch | hoofdas (arm primary axes). (various references) | |
Finnish | suurempi akseli, pääakseli (principal axes). (various references) | |
French | grand axe. (various references) | |
German | Hauptachse (centerline, principal axis). (various references) | |
Greek | μεγάλος άξονας. (various references) | |
Italian | asse maggiore di un'ellisse. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 長軸 , 長径 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ちょうけい (eldest brother), ちょうじく. (various references) | |
Manx | essylys mooar. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ajormay axisay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | eixo maior. (various references) | |
Spanish | eje mayor. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-i-j-m-o-r-s-x" | |
-3 letters: aromas, axioms, ixoras, jorams, majors, riojas. | |
-4 letters: amias, amirs, arias, aroma, axiom, ixora, joram, maars, mairs, major, maria, maxis, moira, moras, moxas, omasa, oxims, raias, rajas, rioja, roams, simar, sixmo. | |
-5 letters: aims, airs, ajar, amas, amia, amir, amis, aria, arms, axis, jams, jars, jiao, jism, maar, mair, mars, maxi, mirs, miso, moas, mora, mors, moxa, oars, osar, oxim, raia, raja, rami, rams, rias, rims, roam, roms, sari, sima, soar, soja, soma, sora, sori. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 61 6A 6F 72      41 78 69 73 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01100001 01101010 01101111 01110010 00100000 01000001 01111000 01101001 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M a j o r   A x i s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0061 006A 006F 0072      0041 0078 0069 0073 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4767768184235907585 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Translations: Modern 4. Anagrams | 5. Orthography 6. Bibliography |
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