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Meanings of
semi-major axis
in English
Russian
большая полуось
Portuguese
eixo maior
Spanish
semieje mayor
Catalan
eix major
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Longest interval from a point on an ellipse to its center.
semimajor axis
major semi-axis
major semiaxis
semi-minor axis
Russian
большая полуось
Usage of
semi-major axis
in English
1
In either instrument, the
semi-major
axis
C X is equal to S R, and the semi-minor axis to S P.
2
In fact, the square of the period is proportional to (but not equal) to the cube of the
semi-major
axis
.
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Translations for
semi-major axis
Russian
большая полуось
Portuguese
eixo maior
semieixo maior
eixo semi-maior
semi-eixo maior
Spanish
semieje mayor
Catalan
eix major
semieix major