Semimajor axis

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Term: Semimajor axis
Definition:

Half the length of the major axis of an ellipse; a standard element used to describe an elliptical orbit.
UAT Astrophysics
Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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