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abscissa

noun

ab·​scis·​saab-ˈsi-sə How to pronounce abscissa (audio)
plural abscissas also abscissaeab-ˈsi-(ˌ)sē How to pronounce abscissa (audio)
:the horizontal coordinate of a point in a plane Cartesian coordinate system obtained by measuring parallel to the x-axis compareordinate

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Illustration of abscissa
  • AP abscissa of pointP

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin (short forlinea abscissa, literally, "cut-off line"), going back to Latin, feminine ofabscissus, past participle ofabscindere "to tear off or away," fromab-ab- +scindere "to split, separate, tear apart," going back to Indo-European*ski-n-d-, nasal present formation from the base*skei̯̯d- "split, separate" — more atshedentry 1

First Known Use

1694, in the meaning definedabove

Time Traveler
The first known use ofabscissa was in 1694

Cite this Entry

“Abscissa.”Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abscissa. Accessed 17 May. 2025.

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abscissa

noun
ab·​scis·​saab-ˈsis-ə How to pronounce abscissa (audio)
:the number in an ordered pair of numbers (asx in (x,y)) that gives the location of a point along the x-axis

called alsox-coordinate

compareordinate

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