semimajor
adjective
semimajor is spelled S-E-M-I-M-A-J-O-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, semimajor means “Of or pertaining to the semimajor axis, the long axis of an ellipse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in semimajor?
| Letters | 9: S-E-M-I-M-A-J-O-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is semimajor?
Semimajor appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce semimajor?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-semimajor.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of semimajor
- semi-major
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does semimajor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the semimajor axis, the long axis of an ellipse
a semimajor radius
- 2
Less than major, but still significant
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does semimajor come from?
From semi- + major.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).