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abscissa

Syllables: ab·scis·sa/æbˈsɪs.ə/

abscissa noun: the first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.

abscissa: the first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear...
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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.

abscissa meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Tagalog and Malay

abscissa in Tamil

கிடை அச்சுத்தொலைவு, மட்டாயம், கிடை ஆயம், கிடை ஆயத் தொலைவு, கிடை அச்சு

abscissa in Kannada

ಅಡ್ಡಗೆರೆ

abscissa in Tagalog

first of two coordinates
higawat

abscissa in Malay

first of two coordinates
absisa
horizontal axis
absisa
More languagesFewer languages
abscissa in Indonesian
absis
abscissa in Persian
طول
abscissa in Vietnamese
hoành độ

Synonyms of abscissa

Forms of abscissa

pluralabscissas
pluralabscissae
pluralabscissæ

Origin of abscissa

By ellipsis from Latin [linea] abscissa, feminine of abscissus, perfect passive participle of abscindō (“cut off”). See abscind.

Questions about abscissa

What does abscissa mean?
Abscissa means the first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.
What is abscissa in Tamil?
Abscissa in Tamil is கிடை அச்சுத்தொலைவு, மட்டாயம், கிடை ஆயம். See Abscissa meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is abscissa?
Abscissa is a noun.
How do you pronounce abscissa?
Abscissa is pronounced /æbˈsɪs.ə/ (US).
What is the plural of abscissa?
The plural of abscissa is abscissas.

Words near abscissa in the dictionary

  1. abscision
  2. abscisions
  3. absciss
  4. absciss layer
  5. absciss layers
  6. abscissa
  7. abscissae
  8. abscissas
  9. abscissed
  10. abscisses
  11. abscissin

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Adapted from Wiktionary: abscissa (page history and authors); abscissa (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); abscissa (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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