semimajor axis

sem·i·ma·jor ax·is

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

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

Definitions of semimajor axis words

noun semimajor axis Geometry. one half the major axis of an ellipse. 1
noun semimajor axis 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. 1
noun semimajor axis one half of the longer axis of an elliptical orbit 0

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30; semi- + major

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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