minor axis

collocation in English

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minor
adjective
uk
/ˈmaɪ.nər/us
/ˈmaɪ.nɚ/
having little importance, influence, or effect, especially when compared with other things 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 ofminorandaxisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In the direction ofminoraxis, it can be hardly accelerated.
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Theminoraxisof the ellipse remains the same as the diameter of the circular aperture at vertical entry.
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For the same reason, the end-effector velocity becomes minimum when its direction coincides with theminoraxis.
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Either half of theminoraxisis called the semi-minoraxis, of length "b".
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Figure 5 depicts the maximum wave amplitude around the coast of an elliptical island whose major axis is twice theminoraxis.
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Essentially, these eigenvectors correspond to what we have called the major principal axis, and the orthogonalminoraxisof the electoral data.
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Figure 6 depicts the maximum wave amplitude around the coast of an identical elliptical island except that theminoraxisis perpendicular to the incoming wavefronts.
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Theminoraxisends with two chapels.
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On an ellipse, two of the four vertices lie on the major axis and two lie on theminoraxis.
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The castle is oval, measuring 35 m across theminoraxisand 45 m along the major.
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This is based on the relationship between the length of the major axis,minoraxis, and the angle of impact.
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The endpoints (0, "b") of theminoraxislie at the height of the asymptotes over/under the hyperbola's vertices.
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As the fields vary across theminoraxis, q also varies and is often expressed as q(r).
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It appears only slightly flattened, with theminoraxisbeing about 89% 3% as large as the major axis.
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Its eccentricity (minoraxis/major axis) is greater than or equal to 0.7 at maximum extent, so they are fairly round.
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Theminoraxisis the longest line segment perpendicular to the major axis that connects two points on the ellipse's edge.
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In addition, moment of inertia considerations mean that rotation along the major axis is more easily perturbed than rotation along theminoraxis.
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It can be formed by rotating an ellipse about itsminoraxis, forming an equator with the end points of the major axis.
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