conjugate axis

noun

Either of two axes in a conic section, such that each is parallel to the tangent at the extremity of the other.

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Meanings

nounconjugate axis (plural conjugate axes)

plural conjugate axes

  1. geometryEither of two axes in a conic section, such that each is parallel to the tangent at the extremity of the other.
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