semiminor axis
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Etymology
    
From semi- + minor axis.
Noun
    
semiminor axis (plural semiminor axes)
- (geometry) Half of the minor axis of a circle or ellipse.
- Coordinate term: semimajor axis
 
Translations
    
half of the major axis of a circle or ellipse
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