minor axis
Ellipse's narrower measurement
The minor axis is the shorter of the two axes of an ellipse, running perpendicular to the major axis through the center.
While the major axis passes through both focal points, the minor axis crosses the ellipse at its narrowest width: The minor axis of Earth's orbit is slightly shorter than its major axis.
Central points of convergence
- eccentricityUnconventional behavior or nature
- centerMiddle of anything
- vertexPoint where edges converge
- diameterDistance across through center
radius · perimeter · area · chord · tangent · secant · arc · directrix
Comparatively reduced in length
- narrowerDecreased in width
- widthDistance across something
- breadthExtent across something
- lengthMeasure of extent
measurement · proportion · ratio · span · extent · cross-section · thickness
At right angles
- bisectorLine splitting something equally
- coordinateArrange for unified action
- planeWinged flying vehicle
- centerMiddle of anything
vertex · diameter · radius · abscissa · ordinate · symmetry · intersection · midpoint
Curved celestial path
- orbitalRevolving around another
- eccentricityUnconventional behavior or nature
- perihelionOrbital point nearest sun
- aphelionFarthest point from sun
elliptical orbit · planetary motion · inclination · transit · astronomical unit · celestial · solar system · planets
foci
Central points of convergence
- eccentricityUnconventional behavior or nature
- centerMiddle of anything
- vertexPoint where edges converge
diameter · radius · perimeter · area · chord · tangent · secant · arc · directrix · conic section
shorter
Comparatively reduced in length
length · measurement · proportion · ratio · span · extent · cross-section · thickness
perpendicular
At right angles
- bisectorLine splitting something equally
- coordinateArrange for unified action
- planeWinged flying vehicle
center · vertex · diameter · radius · abscissa · ordinate · symmetry · intersection · midpoint
orbit
Curved celestial path
- orbitalRevolving around another
- eccentricityUnconventional behavior or nature
- perihelionOrbital point nearest sun
aphelion · elliptical orbit · planetary motion · inclination · transit · astronomical unit · celestial · solar system · planets · sidereal