abscissae
11abscissa — /æbˈsɪsə/ (say ab sisuh) noun (plural abscissas or abscissae /æbˈsɪsi/ (say ab sisee)) (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the x coordinate of a point, i.e., its horizontal distance from the y axis measured parallel to the x axis. {Latin (linea)… …
12affaire — Affaire, n. p. Negotium, Commercium. J ay affaire avec un homme riche. Cum opulento rem habeo ac negotium. Plaut. Affaire hasté et avancé, Maturatum negotium. Affaire meslé et broüillé, Negotium turbulentum. Affaires nets, et point toüillez, ne… …
13abscissa — For rectilineal axes of coordinates, the distance of a point from the axis of ordinates measured in a direction parallel to the axis of abscissae, which is usually horizontal. The sign convention is that measurements to the right from the axis of …
14abscissa — [ab sis′ə, əbsis′ə] n. pl. abscissas or abscissae [ab sis′ē, əb sis′ē] [L abscissa (linea), (a line) cut off, fem. of abscissus, pp. of abscindere, to cut off < ab , from, off + scindere, to cut < IE * skei : for base see SAW2] Math. the… …
15abscissa — n. (pl. abscissae or abscissas) Math. 1 (in a system of coordinates) the shortest distance from a point to the vertical or y axis, measured parallel to the horizontal or x axis; the Cartesian x coordinate of a point (cf. ORDINATE). 2 the part of… …
16abscisse — abscissa / sisˈə/, also absciss or abscisse /abˈsis/ noun (pl abscissae /ab sisˈē or sisˈī/, abscissˈas or abˈscisses) (mathematics) 1. The intercept between a fixed point and the foot of an ordinate 2. The x co ordinate in analytical geometry •… …
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