Term: major axis: the longest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid; passes through the two foci
Broader: axis: a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions | Unrelated: cockle: common edible European bivalve
Broader: axis: a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions | Unrelated: inferior conjunction: (astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the same side of the sun
Broader: axis: a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions | Unrelated: restriction: the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
Broader: axis: a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions | Unrelated: tape: measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths
Broader: axis: a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions | Unrelated: magazine: a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored
Broader: axis: a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions | Unrelated: nabalus: genus of North American and east Asian perennial herbs; sometimes included in genus Prenanthes
Broader: axis: a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions | Unrelated: submitter: someone who submits something (as an application for a job or a manuscript for publication etc.) for the judgment of others
Broader: axis: a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions | Unrelated: section: a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon
Broader: axis: a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions | Unrelated: dotted gayfeather: herb with many stems bearing narrow slender wands of crowded rose-lavender flowers; central United States and Canada to Texas and northern Mexico
Broader: axis: a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions | Unrelated: proportional representation: representation of all parties in proportion to their popular vote