cartesian axis
11axis of ordinates — in plane Cartesian coordinates : the axis parallel to which ordinates are measured * * * Math. y axis (def. 1) …
12Cartesian skyscraper — The Cartesian sky scraper, designed by Le Corbusier in 1938, is a type of tower building known for its modern and rational design. This type of modern administration building has its source in the first sketches for the Pavillon de L Esprit… …
13Cartesian coordinate — noun Date: 1887 1. either of two coordinates that locate a point on a plane and measure its distance from either of two intersecting straight line axes along a line parallel to the other axis 2. any of three coordinates that locate a point in… …
14x-axis — noun the horizontal axis in a plane coordinate system • Hypernyms: ↑coordinate axis * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : the axis of abscissas in a plane Cartesian coordinate system 2. : one of the three axes in a three dimensional rectangular… …
15y-axis — noun the vertical axis in a plane coordinate system • Hypernyms: ↑coordinate axis * * * ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : the axis of ordinates in a plane Cartesian coordinate system 2. : one of the three axes in a three dimensional rectangular coordinate …
16x-axis — [eks′ak΄sis] n. pl. x axes [eks′ak΄sēz] Geom. 1. the horizontal, or more nearly horizontal, axis in a plane Cartesian coordinate system, along which the abscissa is measured 2. a similar axis that is perpendicular to the y axis and the z axis of… …
17y-axis — [wī′ak΄sis] n. pl. y axes [wī′ak΄sēz] Geom. 1. the vertical, or more nearly vertical, axis in a plane Cartesian coordinate system, along which the ordinate is measured 2. a similar axis that is perpendicular to the x axis and the z axis of a… …
18x-axis — /eks ak sis/, n., pl. x axes /eks ak seez/. Math. 1. Also called axis of abscissas. (in a plane Cartesian coordinate system) the axis, usually horizontal, along which the abscissa is measured and from which the ordinate is measured. See diag.… …
19y-axis — /wuy ak sis/, n., pl. y axes /wuy ak seez/. Math. 1. Also called axis of ordinates. (in a plane Cartesian coordinate system) the axis, usually vertical, along which the ordinate is measured and from which the abscissa is measured. See diag. under …
20Semi-major axis — The semi major axis of an ellipse The major axis of an ellipse is its longest diameter, a line that runs through the centre and both foci, its ends being at the widest points of the shape. The semi major axis is one half of the major axis, and… …
