Dictionary

abscissa en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /æbˈsɪs.ə/ (US)

Etymology

By ellipsis from Latin [linea] abscissa, feminine of abscissus, perfect passive participle of abscindō (“cut off”). See abscind.

Meanings

1. The first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.
   • The point (3,2) has 3 as its abscissa and 2 as its ordinate.
2. The horizontal line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the abscissa (sense above) is shown.

Forms

Coordinates

ordinate · ordinate

Hypernyms

axis (horizontal line) · coordinate (first of two coordinates)

Relateds

applicate · ordinate

Synonyms

absciss

Translations (46)

ceb handaganós (first of two coordinates) · ga aibsíse (first of two coordinates) · pt abcissa (first of two coordinates) · pl odcięta (horizontal axis) · fi abskissa (first of two coordinates) · fa طول (first of two coordinates) · bg абсци́са (first of two coordinates) · hu abszcissza (first of two coordinates) · sv abskissa (first of two coordinates) · et abstsiss (first of two coordinates) · ia abscissa (first of two coordinates) · es abscisa (first of two coordinates) · ka აბსცისა (first of two coordinates) · pl abscysa (first of two coordinates) · ms absisa (first of two coordinates) · ro abscisă (first of two coordinates) · tr apsis (first of two coordinates) · az absis (first of two coordinates) · de Abszisse (first of two coordinates) · io abciso (first of two coordinates) · ja 横座標 (first of two coordinates) · ja 横軸 (horizontal axis) · ms absisa (horizontal axis) · pl abscysa (horizontal axis) · tl higawat (first of two coordinates) · cs abscisa (first of two coordinates) · bg абсци́сна ос (horizontal axis) · nb abscisse (first of two coordinates) · ru абсци́сса (first of two coordinates) · pt abscissa (first of two coordinates) · ca abscissa (first of two coordinates) · hy աբսցիս (first of two coordinates) · it ascissa (first of two coordinates) · el τετμημένη (first of two coordinates) · de Rechtsachse (horizontal axis) · pl odcięta (first of two coordinates) · se abskisˈsa (first of two coordinates) · vi hoành độ (first of two coordinates) · cmn 橫坐標 /横坐标 (first of two coordinates) · nl abscis (first of two coordinates) · bg абсци́са (horizontal axis) · fr abscisse (first of two coordinates) · yue 橫坐標 /横坐标 (first of two coordinates) · id absis (horizontal axis) · nb abscisseakse (horizontal axis) · id absis (first of two coordinates)