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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ma′jor ax′is, [Math.]

the axis of an ellipse that passes through the two foci.

1850–55

'major axis' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

apsidal motion - crosscut - line of apsides - minor axis - semiellipse - semimajor axis

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