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.
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2. bot. in single pairs; coupled.
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3. chem. containing two or more compounds or radicals
supposed to act the part of a single one. r.
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4. gram. agreeing in derivation and radical signification;
-- said of words.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Hyperbola, definition of term: Hyperbola
hyperbola_pag1.html Axis
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Axis, definition of term: Axis
axis_pag1.html Conjugate
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Conjugate, definition of term: Conjugate
conjugate_pag1.html Neutral Axis
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Neutral Axis, definition of term: Neutral Axis
neutral+axis_pag1.html Coordinate Axis
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Coordinate Axis, definition of term: Coordinate Axis
coordinate+axis_pag1.html Major Axis
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Major Axis, definition of term: Major Axis
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