major axis
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmajorandaxis
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major
adjective
uk/ˈmeɪ.dʒər/us/ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/
more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the ...
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axis
noun[C]
uk/ˈæk.sɪs/us/ˈæk.sɪs/
a real or imaginary straight line going through the centre of a object that is spinning, or a line that divides a symmetrical shape into two ...
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(Definition ofmajorandaxisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The incoming wave fronts are perpendicular to themajoraxis.
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The actual principalmajoraxiswas y=0.291+0.709x.
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The image has been rotated to make themajoraxisof strain ellipse vertical.
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Plasma on the axis is directed to left, tomajoraxisof a torus.
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This was primarily caused by their having extensive sinusoidal convolutions along theirmajoraxis.
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Note that the vortices tend to be elliptical in cross-section with a verticalmajoraxis.
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The model itself cannot predict whether parties will move up or down themajoraxis.
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Whether the party should move up or down themajoraxisis not determined.
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Three-dimensional echocardiography demonstrates themajoraxis, incorporating information about the shape of the atrial septal defect.
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All parties were able to increase vote shares by moving away from the origin, along themajoraxis.
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Figure 1 shows there is a principal component, ormajoraxisaligned at 45° to the security axis.
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During balloon sizing, the oval-shaped defect became circular, with a diameter shorter than its truemajoraxis.
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Themajoraxisof the ellipse simply includes the loci where a response was obtained with the stationary bar.
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Figure 5 depicts the maximum wave amplitude around the coast of an elliptical island whosemajoraxisis twice the minor axis.
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Orientation of strain ellipse, representing flattening strain, can be measured in terms of the angle between themajoraxisand the tangents or isogons.
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We must distinguish trajectories that have one bounce on a parallel line but do not cross themajoraxisof the stadium.
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Since cross-sectional echocardiography cannot establish the angle of themajoraxisof an oval defect, the measurement is usually obtained in the shorter axis.
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In contrast, we found that the chromatic discrimination ellipse for the no pedestal condition had amajoraxisangle of 458.
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Regression lines for sandy-soil specialists and clay-rich-soil specialists are shown by dotted and solid lines, respectively, which were determined by the reducedmajoraxismethod.
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This vector was invariant to the rotation of the cylinder about itsmajoraxis, which depended on where subjects grasped it.
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As the entry angle decreases, themajoraxisof the ellipse varies inversely as its sine, and thus the aperture requires a longer time to close.
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Based on the generalized inertia ellipsoid, it can be concluded that the moving platform can be easily accelerated in the direction ofmajoraxisof this ellipsoid.
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