abscissae
1Abscissae — Abscissa Ab*scis sa, n.; E. pl. {Abscissas}, L. pl. {Absciss[ae]}. [L., fem. of abscissus, p. p. of absindere to cut of. See {Abscind}.] (Geom.) One of the elements of reference by which a point, as of a curve, is referred to a system of fixed… …
2abscissae — æbsɪsÉ™ n. distance of a coordinate from the the vertical axis (y axis) of a graph measured on a line which is parallel to the horizontal axis (x axis) …
3abscissa — noun (plural abscissas; also abscissae) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, feminine of abscissus, past participle of abscindere to cut off, from ab + scindere to cut more at shed Date: 1694 the horizontal coordinate of a point in a plane …
4Optical aberration — v · d · e Optical aberration …
5Isaac Barrow — Infobox Scientist box width = 200px name = Isaac Barrow image size = 300px caption = Isaac Barrow (1630 1677) birth date = October 1630 birth place = London, England nationality = United Kingdom death date = death date and… …
6abscissa — /ab sis euh/, n., pl. abscissas, abscissae / sis ee/. Math. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the x coordinate of a point: its distance from the y axis measured parallel to the x axis. Cf. ordinate. [1690 1700; fem. of L abscissus (ptp. of… …
7ACHAEAE Petrae — rupes abscissae eius montis, ex quo Iordanus effluit, super quibus Samos civitas condita est. Strabo, l. 8 …
8COMA — olim libertatis insigne, apud Gallos praesertim: unde Regalis capillitii ius priscis Francis, adeo celebre, apud Hottomannum, Francogalliae, c. 9. Aimoinum, de Gestis Francorum, l. 3. c. 61. etc. Certe omnes Galliae Reges usque ad Pippinum Caroli …
9HAGA seu HEGIN — HAGA, seu HEGIN dictus apud vert. Germanos est aliquot provincialium districtus, certo pagorum ae vicorum numero constans, quem et Circulum vocabant; quae vox hodiequeve eadem notione obtinet, vide quae de Circulis X. Germanici Imp. (German.… …
10abscissa — [ab sɪsə] noun (plural abscissae si: or abscissas) Mathematics the distance from a point on a graph to the vertical or y axis; the x coordinate. Compare with ordinate. Origin C17: from mod. L. abscissa (linea) cut off (line) , feminine past… …
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