English Dictionary

latus rectum

noun

(geometry) The line drawn through a focus of a conic section parallel to the directrix and terminated both ways by the curve. It is the parameter of the principal axis.

The latus rectum of the parabola is equal to 4p.

意味（1）

(geometry) The line drawn through a focus of a conic section parallel to the directrix and terminated both ways by the curve. It is the parameter of the principal axis.