Bookmark the Dictionary of Words Online

conjugate axis of a hyperbola definition from the Dictionary of Words

Home Contact us New words
Web Images MP3/Audio Video Directory News
Help
Terms of Service
RESULTS IN:    English Spanish

Found 1 hit - Term: conjugate axis of a hyperbola, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
conjugate \con"jugate\, a. l. conjugatus, p. p. or conjugare
   to unite; con- + jugare to join, yoke, marry, jugum yoke;
   akin to jungere to join. see join.
   1. united in pairs; yoked together; coupled.
      1913 webster

   2. bot. in single pairs; coupled.
      1913 webster

   3. chem. containing two or more compounds or radicals
      supposed to act the part of a single one. r.
      1913 webster

   4. gram. agreeing in derivation and radical signification;
      -- said of words.
      1913 webster

   5. math. presenting themselves simultaneously and having
      reciprocal properties; -- frequently used in pure and
      applied mathematics with reference to two quantities,
      points, lines, axes, curves, etc.
      1913 webster

   conjugate axis of a hyperbola math., the line through the
      center of the curve, perpendicular to the line through the
      two foci.

   conjugate diameters conic sections, two diameters of an
      ellipse or hyperbola such that each bisects all chords
      drawn parallel to the other.

   conjugate focus opt. see under focus.

   conjugate mirrors optics, two mirrors so placed that rays
      from the focus of one are received at the focus of the
      other, especially two concave mirrors so placed that rays
      proceeding from the principal focus of one and reflected
      in a parallel beam are received upon the other and brought
      to the principal focus.

   conjugate point geom., an acnode. see acnode, and
      double point.

   self-conjugate triangle conic sections, a triangle each
      of whose vertices is the pole of the opposite side with
      reference to a conic.
      1913 webster
see also:
join conjugate axis of a hyperbola conjugate diameters conjugate focus focus conjugate mirrors 
conjugate point acnode double point self-conjugate triangle 

Results 1 - 6 of 6 found about conjugate axis of a hyperbola:

Hyperbola >> H Words
Hyperbola, definition of term: Hyperbola
hyperbola_pag1.html

Axis >> A Words
Axis, definition of term: Axis
axis_pag1.html

Conjugate >> C Words
Conjugate, definition of term: Conjugate
conjugate_pag1.html

Neutral Axis >> N Words
Neutral Axis, definition of term: Neutral Axis
neutral+axis_pag1.html

Coordinate Axis >> C Words
Coordinate Axis, definition of term: Coordinate Axis
coordinate+axis_pag1.html

Major Axis >> M Words
Major Axis, definition of term: Major Axis
major+axis_pag1.html


Last accessed:2009/01/09 06:49:36 [Total processing time: 0 seconds]
Myspace Layouts for Girls My Space
Middle East Business España México Puerto Rico Costa Rica Argentina Directorio
Dictionary online database provided by dict.org