(n)one of the coordinates in a system of coordinates that locates a point on a plane or in space by its distance from two lines or three planes respectively; the two lines or the intersections of the three planes are the coordinate axes
(n)a coordinate system for which the coordinates of a point are its distances from a set perpendicular lines that intersect at the origin of the system
[せっぺん, seppen](n) (1) segment; slice; section; fragment; (2) { math } intercept (point where a graph crosses one of the Cartesian coordinate axes)[Add to Longdo]