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Absciss

AB'SCISS, n. [L. abscissus, from ab and scindere, to cut; See Scissors.] In conics, a part of the diameter, or transverse axis of a conic section, intercepted between the vertex or some other fixed point, and...

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AB'SCISS, n. [L. abscissus, from ab and scindere, to cut; See Scissors.]

In conics, a part of the diameter, or transverse axis of a conic section, intercepted between the vertex or some other fixed point, and a semiordinate.

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