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Major Axis

Definition: Major Axis

Major Axis

Noun

1. 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.
 



Specialty Definitions: Major Axis

DomainDefinitions

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.

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Crosswords: Major Axis

English words defined with "major axis": Axis of a curvecrosscut saweccentricity, Ellipsoid of revolutionProlate ellipsoidrotor head, rotor shaftsemimajor axis. (references)
Specialty definitions using "major axis": 2A ruptureannular combustion chamber, axial ratiocircumferential breakelliptic reproducing stylus tip, ellipticity ratioGantt chart, guillotine breakperifocustilting furnace. (references)

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Modern Translations: Major Axis

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.

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Anagrams: Major Axis

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.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Major Axis


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4D 61 6A 6F 72      41 78 69 73

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001101 01100001 01101010 01101111 01110010 00100000 01000001 01111000 01101001 01110011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#77 &#97 &#106 &#111 &#114 &#32 &#65 &#120 &#105 &#115

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004D 0061 006A 006F 0072      0041 0078 0069 0073

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4767768184235907585

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Translations: Modern
4. Anagrams
5. Orthography
6. Bibliography


  

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