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abscissæ

US/æbˈsɪsˌi/

abscissæ is the plural of abscissa.

Meaning of abscissa

Noun

abscissa (plural abscissas or abscissae or abscissæ)

  1. The first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.
    • The point (3,2) has 3 as its abscissa and 2 as its ordinate.
  2. The horizontal line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the abscissa (sense above) is shown.

Questions about abscissæ

What is abscissæ the plural of?
Abscissæ is the plural of abscissa.
How do you pronounce abscissæ?
Abscissæ is pronounced /æbˈsɪsˌi/ (US).

Words near abscissæ in the dictionary

  1. abscission zone
  2. abscission zones
  3. abscissional
  4. abscissiones infiniti
  5. abscissions
  6. abscissæ
  7. absconce
  8. absconces
  9. abscond
  10. abscondancy
  11. absconded

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