abscissae
Variant of abscissa
ab·scissa (ab sis′ə, əb-)
noun pl. abscissas -·sas or abscissae -·sae (-ē)
Etymology: L abscissa (linea), (a line) cut off, fem. of abscissus, pp. of abscindere, to cut off < ab-, from, off + scindere, to cut < IE *skei-: for base see saw
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