radical axis

noun Geometry.

the line such that tangents drawn from any point of the line to two given circles are equal in length.

Origin of radical axis

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby radical axis

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British Dictionary definitions for radical axis

radical axis

noun

a line from any point of which tangents to two given circles are of equal length. It is the line joining the points of intersection of two circles