Coaxis

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One of the directional motion vectors perpendicular to a cocone.

    "Now draw the characteristic triangle mentioned above, […] of which the hypotenuse is a portion of the tangent or the element of the arc, and the sides are parallel to the axis and the coaxis."

Example

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"Now draw the characteristic triangle mentioned above, […] of which the hypotenuse is a portion of the tangent or the element of the arc, and the sides are parallel to the axis and the coaxis."

Etymology

From co- + axis.

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