Principal of a quadric

(Geom.)

three planes each of which is at right angles to the other two, and bisects all chords of the quadric perpendicular to the plane, as in an ellipsoid.

See also: Principal

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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