minor axis

Directory

References

Discover

Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

Gerald R. Ford playing golf during a working vacation on Mackinac Island in Michigan, July 13, 1975. Gerald Ford.

9 U.S. Presidents with the Most Vetoes

Shadow of a man holding large knife in his hand inside of some dark, spooky buiding

7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers

Poker game. Card game. Royal Flush in poker. Hearts suit gambling

Poker Hands Ranked

Berries and leaves of the bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) plant. Poisonous plant

7 of the World’s Deadliest Plants

Amendments 1-10 to the Constitution of the United States constitute what is known as the Bill of Rights on an American flag.

What Is the Emoluments Clause?

Aurochs. Bos primigenius. Skeleton. Extinct animal. Skeleton of an Aurochs, an extinct wild ox.

6 Animals We Ate Into Extinction

minor axis

geometry

Learn about this topic in these articles:

part of ellipse

In ellipse
…from the foci, is the minor axis. A line drawn through either focus parallel to the minor axis is a latus rectum (literally, “straight side”).
Read More