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semiminor axis

noun semi·mi·nor axis \-ˈmī-nər-\

Definition of SEMIMINOR AXIS

:  one half of the minor axis of an ellipse (as that formed by the orbit of a planet)
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First Known Use of SEMIMINOR AXIS

1909

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