Noun: abscissa
| Singular | abscissa |
| Plural | abscissas; abscissae; abscissæ |
Sample Sentences
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The point (3,2) has 3 as its abscissa and 2 as its ordinate.
Nouns inflected like abscissa
saliva,
sclera,
subpoena,
persona,
panacea,
amoebula,
cannula,
corolla,
hydrotheca,
scrofula,
fovea,
flora,
hydra,
testa,
vulva,
amebula,
ballista,
hyperbola,
infant formula,
endotesta, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
By ellipsis from Latin [linea] abscissa, feminine of abscissus, perfect passive participle of abscindō (“cut off”). See abscind.
Verbs referencing "abscissa"
Finnish Nouns
abskissa.