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Semiminor Axis


The semiminor axis (also called the minor semi-axis, minor semiaxis, or minor radius) of an ellipse (or related figure) is half its extent along the shorter of the two principal axis.


See also

Ellipse, Radius, Semimajor Axis

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Semiminor Axis." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/SemiminorAxis.html

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