Meanings
nounabscissa (plural abscissas or abscissae or abscissæ)
plural abscissas · plural abscissae · plural abscissæ
- geometryThe first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.First known use First attested in the late 17ᵗʰ century.
The point (3,2) has 3 as its abscissa and 2 as its ordinate.
- geometryThe horizontal line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the abscissa (sense above) is shown.
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Bulgarian абсци́са, абсци́са
- абсци́са (abscísa)first of two coordinates
- абсци́са (abscísa)horizontal axis
- абсци́сна ос (abscísna os)horizontal axis
Catalan abscissa
- abscissafirst of two coordinates
Chinese Cantonese 橫坐標 /横坐标
- 橫坐標 /横坐标 (waang⁴ zo⁶ biu¹)first of two coordinates
Chinese Mandarin 橫坐標 /横坐标
- 橫坐標 /横坐标 (héngzuòbiāo)first of two coordinates
Czech abscisa
- abscisafirst of two coordinates
Dutch abscis
- abscisfirst of two coordinates
Estonian abstsiss
- abstsissfirst of two coordinates
Finnish abskissa, abskissa
- abskissafirst of two coordinates
- abskissahorizontal axis
French abscisse
- abscissefirst of two coordinates
German Abszisse, Rechtsachse
- Abszissefirst of two coordinates
- Rechtsachsehorizontal axis
Greek τετμημένη
- τετμημένη (tetmiméni)first of two coordinates
Hungarian abszcissza
- abszcisszafirst of two coordinates
Indonesian absis, absis
- absisfirst of two coordinates
- absishorizontal axis
Irish aibsíse
- aibsísefirst of two coordinates
Italian ascissa
- ascissafirst of two coordinates
Japanese 横座標, 横軸
- 横座標 (ōzahyō)first of two coordinates
- 横軸 (yokojiku)horizontal axis
Malay absisa, absisa
- absisafirst of two coordinates
- absisahorizontal axis
Norwegian Bokmål abscisse, abscisseakse
- abscissefirst of two coordinates
- abscisseaksehorizontal axis
Persian طول
- طولfirst of two coordinates
Polish odcięta, abscysa
- odciętafirst of two coordinates
- abscysafirst of two coordinates
- odciętahorizontal axis
- abscysahorizontal axis
Portuguese abscissa, abcissa
- abscissafirst of two coordinates
- abcissafirst of two coordinates
Romanian abscisă
- abscisăfirst of two coordinates
Russian абсци́сса
- абсци́сса (abscíssa)first of two coordinates
Spanish abscisa
- abscisafirst of two coordinates
Swedish abskissa
- abskissafirst of two coordinates
Tagalog higawat
- higawatfirst of two coordinates
Turkish apsis
- apsisfirst of two coordinates
Vietnamese hoành độ
- hoành độfirst of two coordinates
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abscissa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abscissa
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“abscissa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abscissa. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abscissa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abscissa.
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