Semiminor vs Semimajor - What's the difference?
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(mathematics) Describing each of the two segments of the minor axis of a conic section at both sides of the center of the conic section.
(geometry) Of or pertaining to the semimajor axis, the long axis of an ellipse
Less than major, but still significant
*{{quote-book, 1997, Harlan Coben, Drop Shot
, 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. }}
Semiminor is a related term of semimajor.
As adjectives the difference between semiminor and semimajor
is that semiminor is (mathematics) describing each of the two segments of the minor axis of a conic section at both sides of the center of the conic section while semimajor is (geometry) of or pertaining to the semimajor axis, the long axis of an ellipse.semiminor
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(Semi-minor axis)Alternative forms
* semi-minorAdjective
(-)Anagrams
*semimajor
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Alternative forms
*semi-majorAdjective
(-)- a semimajor radius
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