Parts of Ellipse Small 320×188 Medium 640×376 Large 1024×602 Download Tiff Original 2400×1410 | (283.5 KB) Description Diagram of an ellipse that can used to illustrate the different parts. Segment MN is the major axis, segment CD is the conjugate (minor) axis, and point O is the center of the ellipse. Both foci are also labeled in the illustration. Keywords center, cone, conic section, conics, conjugate axis, directrix, ellipse, ellipses, foci, focus, major, minor, transverse axis Galleries Conic Sections: Ellipses Source: Arthur Latham Baker The Elements of Solid Geometr with Numerous Exercises (Boston, MA: Ginn & Company, 1893)
