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Semimajor vs Supercircle - What's the difference?

semimajor | supercircle |

In geometry terms the difference between semimajor and supercircle

is that semimajor is of or pertaining to the semimajor axis, the long axis of an ellipse while supercircle is a special case of a superellipse having equal semimajor and semiminor axes.

As an adjective semimajor

is of or pertaining to the semimajor axis, the long axis of an ellipse.

As a noun supercircle is

a special case of a superellipse having equal semimajor and semiminor axes.

semimajor

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Alternative forms

*semi-major

Adjective

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  • (geometry) Of or pertaining to the semimajor axis, the long axis of an ellipse
    • a semimajor radius
  • Less than major, but still significant
  • *{{quote-book, 1997, Harlan Coben, Drop Shot citation
    • , passage=He waited by court sixteen, a semimajor court. It had the most seating next to the Stadium and Grandstand, though less than most high school gyms. }}

    Related terms

    *semiminor

    supercircle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geometry) A special case of a superellipse having equal semimajor and semiminor axes.