LATUS RECTUM


Meaning of LATUS RECTUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈla-təs-ˈrek-təm ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, literally, straight side

Date: 1702

: a chord of a conic section (as an ellipse) that passes through a focus and is parallel to the directrix

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