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semiordinate

semiordinate noun: half a chord bisected by the transverse diameter of a conic.

Noun

semiordinate (plural semiordinates)

  1. Half a chord bisected by the transverse diameter of a conic.

Forms of semiordinate

pluralsemiordinates

Origin of semiordinate

From semi- + ordinate.

Questions about semiordinate

What does semiordinate mean?
Semiordinate means half a chord bisected by the transverse diameter of a conic.
What part of speech is semiordinate?
Semiordinate is a noun.
What is the plural of semiordinate?
The plural of semiordinate is semiordinates.

Words near semiordinate in the dictionary

  1. semiorbicular
  2. semiorbiculate
  3. semiorder
  4. semiordered
  5. semiorders
  6. semiordinate
  7. semiordinates
  8. semiorganizational
  9. semiorganized
  10. semioriental
  11. semiorthogonal

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