Abscissa

noun

/æbˈsɪs.ə/

Word Frequency: 0.7

Definitions

1.nounThe first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.

2.nounThe horizontal line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the abscissa (sense above) is shown.

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