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Semidiameter

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semi-major axisnounAlternative form of semimajor axis. [(geometry) Half of the major axis of a circle or ellipse.]
circumdiameternounA number representing the diameter of a circumscribed circle or other sphere.
semimajor axisnoun(geometry) Half of the major axis of a circle or ellipse.
semiminor axisnoun(geometry) Half of the minor axis of a circle or ellipse.
standard rulernoun(astronomy) Any astronomical object of known diameter whose distance can then be calculated from the angle it subtends
celestial spherenoun(astronomy) The apparent outer limit of space; an abstract sphere of infinite radius which serves as the imaginary backdrop for celestial objects, and of which the visible sky is one hemisphere.
diameternoun(geometry) Any straight line between two points on the circumference of a circle that passes through the centre/center of the circle; a chord that passes through the center of the circle.
semiaxisnoun(mathematics) A line segment, joining the centre of a figure to an edge, that forms half of an axis of symmetry.
semicircumferencenounOne half of the circumference of a circle
sidereal yearnounThe orbital period of the Earth with respect to the fixed stars.
midcirclenounThe middle of a circle.
semisextilenoun(astrology) An aspect of the planets when they are distant from each other the twelfth part of a circle, or thirty degrees.
major axisnoun(geometry) The longest diameter of an ellipse, running through the center and foci, with its ends being the widest points of the shape.
semimeridiannoun(geometry) The intersection of a surface of revolution and a half-plane through its centre
sidereal timenoun(astronomy) Time measured by the apparent diurnal motion of the vernal equinox; approximated by that based on the rotation of planet Earth relative to the seemingly fixed stars.
hemispherenoun(geography) Half of the Earth, such as the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere or Eastern Hemisphere, Land Hemisphere, Water Hemisphere etc. .
radial velocitynounMotion of an object toward or away from an observer.
semisquarenoun(astrology) An aspect made by two planets when they are 45 degrees apart from each other.
steradiannoun(geometry) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of solid angle; the solid angle subtended at the centre of a sphere of radius r by a portion of the surface of the sphere that has area r². Symbol: sr
minor axisnounThe shortest diameter of an ellipse, which bisects the major axis at a right angle.

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