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minor axis

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minor axis
n
(Mathematics) the shorter or shortest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid
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Noun1.minor axis - the shorter or shortest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoidminor axis - the shorter or shortest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid
axis - a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions
semiminor axis - one-half the minor axis of an ellipse


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Consequently, the resulting fragments would be expected to have roughly the same minor axis, or, equivalently, that the distribution of the minor axis would be relatively sharply peaked.
In a hard bend flat oval elbow the fluid turns about an axis which is parallel to the minor axis of the fitting while in an easy bend elbow the fluid turns about an axis which is parallel to the major axis of the fitting.
The most common orientation for the minor axis corresponded to the longitudinal/flow direction for the main arteries and the circumferential direction in the trunks.
 
 
 
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