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semiaxis

noun

Etymology

From semi- + axis.

  1. derived from *h₂eḱs-✻
  2. borrowed from axis — “axle, axis”
  3. prefixed as semiaxis — “semi + axis”

Definitions

  1. A line segment, joining the centre of a figure to an edge, that forms half of an axis of…

    A line segment, joining the centre of a figure to an edge, that forms half of an axis of symmetry.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA