- latus rectum
- noun Etymology: New Latin, literally, straight side Date: 1702 a chord of a conic section (as an ellipse) that passes through a focus and is parallel to the directrix
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Latus rectum — La tus rec tum . [L., the right side.] (Conic Sections) The line drawn through a focus of a conic section parallel to the directrix and terminated both ways by the curve. It is the parameter of the principal axis. See {Focus}, and {Parameter}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Latus rectum — (lat., »gerade Seite«), bei den alten Geometern der Parameter der Kegelschnitte (s. d.) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
latus rectum — |lad.əsˈrektəm, |läd. , |lād. noun Etymology: New Latin, literally, straight side : the chord of a conic section through a focus and parallel to a directrix * * * /lay teuhs rek teuhm/, pl. latera recta /lay teuhr euh rek teuh/. Geom. the chord… … Useful english dictionary
latus rectum — /lay teuhs rek teuhm/, pl. latera recta /lay teuhr euh rek teuh/. Geom. the chord perpendicular to the principal axis and passing through a focus of an ellipse, parabola, or hyperbola. [1695 1705; < NL: lit., straight side] * * * … Universalium
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semi-latus rectum — semˈi latus rectum noun (geometry) Half the latus rectum, terminated at the focus • • • Main Entry: ↑semi … Useful english dictionary
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