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abscissas

abscissas 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.

Forms of abscissas

alternative formabscissae

Questions about abscissas

What is abscissas the plural of?
Abscissas is the plural of abscissa.

Words near abscissas in the dictionary

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

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