minor axis
English
Noun
minor
axis
(
plural
minor axes
)
The shortest
diameter
of an
ellipse
, which
bisects
the
major axis
at a
right angle
.
Coordinate terms
major axis
semimajor axis
semi-major axis
Derived terms
semi-minor axis
semiminor axis
Translations
axis of an ellipse
Chinese:
Cantonese:
短軸
/
短轴
(
dyun
2
zuk
6
)
Mandarin:
短軸
/
短轴
(zh)
(
duǎnzhóu
)
Czech:
vedlejší osa
f
Finnish:
pikkuakseli
(fi)
French:
petit axe
(fr)
m
Japanese:
短軸
(
たんじく, tanjiku
)
Korean:
단축
(ko)
(
danchuk
)