axis of abscissae

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• Abscissae — Abscissa Ab*scis sa, n.; E. pl. {Abscissas}, L. pl. {Absciss[ae]}. [L., fem. of abscissus, p. p. of absindere to cut of. See {Abscind}.] (Geom.) One of the elements of reference by which a point, as of a curve, is referred to a system of fixed… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• abscissae — æbsɪsÉ™ n. distance of a coordinate from the the vertical axis (y axis) of a graph measured on a line which is parallel to the horizontal axis (x axis) …   English contemporary dictionary

• abscissa — For rectilineal axes of coordinates, the distance of a point from the axis of ordinates measured in a direction parallel to the axis of abscissae, which is usually horizontal. The sign convention is that measurements to the right from the axis of …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Optical aberration — v · d · e Optical aberration …   Wikipedia

• abscissa — /ab sis euh/, n., pl. abscissas, abscissae / sis ee/. Math. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the x coordinate of a point: its distance from the y axis measured parallel to the x axis. Cf. ordinate. [1690 1700; fem. of L abscissus (ptp. of… …   Universalium

• abscissa — /æbˈsɪsə/ (say ab sisuh) noun (plural abscissas or abscissae /æbˈsɪsi/ (say ab sisee)) (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the x coordinate of a point, i.e., its horizontal distance from the y axis measured parallel to the x axis. {Latin (linea)… …  

• abscissa — [ab sis′ə, əbsis′ə] n. pl. abscissas or abscissae [ab sis′ē, əb sis′ē] [L abscissa (linea), (a line) cut off, fem. of abscissus, pp. of abscindere, to cut off < ab , from, off + scindere, to cut < IE * skei : for base see SAW2] Math. the… …   English World dictionary

• abscissa — n. (pl. abscissae or abscissas) Math. 1 (in a system of coordinates) the shortest distance from a point to the vertical or y axis, measured parallel to the horizontal or x axis; the Cartesian x coordinate of a point (cf. ORDINATE). 2 the part of… …   Useful english dictionary

• abscissa — noun (plural abscissas; also abscissae) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, feminine of abscissus, past participle of abscindere to cut off, from ab + scindere to cut more at shed Date: 1694 the horizontal coordinate of a point in a plane …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• abscissa — [ab sɪsə] noun (plural abscissae si: or abscissas) Mathematics the distance from a point on a graph to the vertical or y axis; the x coordinate. Compare with ordinate. Origin C17: from mod. L. abscissa (linea) cut off (line) , feminine past… …   English new terms dictionary