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短軸 (たんじく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

短たん軸じく

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Meanings

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noun

minor axis

Technical term in geometry, referring to the shorter axis of an ellipse.

楕だ円えんの短たん軸じくの長ながさを計けい算さんする。
Calculate the length of the minor axis of the ellipse.

Kanji

短short, brevity, fault
軸axis, pivot, stem

Similar words

長ちょう軸じく
長軸 is the major axis (the longer axis) of an ellipse, while 短軸 is the minor axis (the shorter axis).

Etymology

Compound of 短 (short) and 軸 (axis). A straightforward technical term.