Dictionary - Definition of ABSCISS


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. An alternative spelling for "Abscissa": One of the elements of reference by which a point, as of a curve, is referred to a system of fixed rectilineal coordinate axes.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"Absciss" is a common misspelling or typo for: abscissa, abscise, abscises,

Date "Absciss" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: ABSCISS

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] 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.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary	1: [Etymology 1] Variant of abscissa. (references)
	2: [Etymology 2] (transitive and intransitive) To abscise. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. An alternative spelling for "Abscissa": One of the elements of reference by which a point, as of a curve, is referred to a system of fixed rectilineal coordinate axes.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"ABSCISS" is a common misspelling or typo for: abscissa, abscise, abscises,

Date "ABSCISS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] 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.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary	1: [Etymology 1] Variant of abscissa. (references)
	2: [Etymology 2] (transitive and intransitive) To abscise. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top