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transverse axis
noun
, Geometry.
- the axis of a hyperbola that passes through the two foci.
- the segment of such an axis included between the vertices of the hyperbola.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of transverse axis1
First recorded in 1695–1705
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Example Sentences
Valve symmetrical in zone and valve view along the sagittal line, but asymmetrical to the transverse axis, cuneate.
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Valve elongated, asymmetrical with respect to the transverse axis; stri transverse, usually radiate, punctate.
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The only specimen found is asymmetrical with respect to the transverse axis.
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In the figure the valve is asymmetrical with respect to the transverse axis, an unusual condition.
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In all these cases the internal pressure exceeds the external by 2T/a where a is the semi-transverse axis of the conic.
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