semimajor

semimajor

See also: semi-major

English

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *sem-
Proto-Indo-European *sēmi
Latin sēmi-bor.
English semi-
Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s
Proto-Indo-European *-yōs
Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yōs
Proto-Italic *magjōs
Latin maiorder.
Middle English major
English major
English semimajor

    From semi- + major.

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    Adjective

    semimajor (not comparable)

    1. (geometry) Of or pertaining to the semimajor axis, the long axis of an ellipse
      a semimajor radius
    2. Less than major, but still significant
      • 1997, Harlan Coben, Drop Shot‎[1], page 291:
        He waited by court sixteen, a semimajor court. It had the most seating next to the Stadium and Grandstand, though less than most high school gyms.

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