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major axis

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major axis [′mā·jər ′ak·səs]
(mathematics)
The longer of the two axes with respect to which an ellipse is symmetric.


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1), the aspect ratio of the handle is the ratio of the major axis (width of the handle perpendicular to the parting line) to the minor axis (width of the handle parallel to the parting line).
With luck and creativity, it could become the major axis of a revitalised downtown.
The major axis is the direction of maximum spread of the point events, and the minor axis is the direction of minimum spread.
 
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