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English translation: ratio of the minor to major axis
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| 03:42 Oct 20, 2015 |
| French to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Mathematics & Statistics / nacelle de turboréacteur | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: DLyons Ireland Local time: 16:21 | ||||||
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| 5 +2 | ratio of the minor to major axis |
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| 5 | the ratio of the minor radius to the major radius |
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the ratio of the minor radius to the major radius Explanation: see the ellipse's properties in wikipedia |
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3 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2ratio of the minor to major axis Explanation: "Radius" is very rarely used in English although it does exist. In this case, it would be very eccentric (pun intended) to use such a rare word since the ST ratio is identical to that given by the standard terms major/minor axes. "These are sometimes called (especially in technical fields) the major and minor semi-axes,[2][3] the major and minor semiaxes,[4][5] or major radius and minor radius" |
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